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Peer reviewedChurch, James Lee – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Claims that self-defeating behavior is a rational attempt to satisfy early, introjected messages about the type of person one is, arising from a desire for things perceived as good--sub specie boni. Examines the notion of the comfort zone, toxic shame, and therapists' responsibility to nourish acceptable joy. (RJM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Counseling Theories, Personality Problems, Prisoners
