The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome: What to Do If Someone in Your Life Has a Dual Personality - or If You Do

by Beverly Engel

Overview

Beverly Engel brings her expertise to this important examination of the Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome—the first book to address this abusive syndrome. She discusses the origins of the disorder, names its seven major manifestations, explains how to identify Jekyll and Hyde behavior in other people and in oneself, and outlines clear steps for how to heal Jekyll and Hyde tendencies for good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470042243
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/13/2007
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.52(w) x 9.63(h) x 1.03(d)

About the Author

BEVERLY ENGEL, an internationally recognized expert in emotional abuse and a licensed marriage and family therapist for thirty years, is the author of numerous books, including the successful titles Healing Your Emotional Self, The Emotionally Abusive Relationship, and Loving Him without Losing You. Engel conducts professional training programs and workshops throughout the United States and Canada. She has appeared on many national television shows, including Oprah, Starting Over, Donahue, Ricki Lake, and Sally Jessy Raphael, and her work is frequently featured in print media.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART I: Understanding the Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome.

1 What Is the Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome?

2 The Seven Types of Jekyll and Hydes.

3 What Causes the Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome?

PART II: If You Have a Jekyll and Hyde in Your Life.

4 How to Cope with a Jekyll and Hyde.

5 Abusive or Illusive?

6 If the Jekyll and Hyde in Your Life Has a Personality Disorder.

7 Deciding Whether to Continue the Relationship.

8 How to Avoid Getting Involved with a Jekyll and Hyde in the Future.

PART III: If You Suffer from the Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome.

9 Confronting and Healing Your Jekyll and Hyde Behavior.

10 If You Are an Abusive Jekyll and Hyde.

11 If You Have a Personality Disorder.

PART IV: The Jekyll and Hyde within Us All.

12 The Lessons of Jekyll and Hyde.

References.

Recommended Reading.

Index.