Adult-Child Research & Experience

ROBERT E. HASKELL is Founder and Director of TransLearn Associates, a consultancy in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, that specializes in the design of business training and educational courses. He is also Professor of Psychology at the University of New England. With expertise in learning transfer and team/small group processes, he has published four books, numerous chapters, and research articles in national and international journals. He is also Associate Editor of The Journal of Mind and Behavior.

Preface
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Claims, Methods, and Variables. Family Dysfunction and Effects
Genetic and Psychophysiological Effects
BEING AND BECOMING
Personal Prologue and ACOA Profile: Notes from the Underground
The Denial of Reality: Perceptual and Emotional Blackouts
The Socialization of Cultural Realities: On Not Knowing What Normal Is
Meaning Making and Reality: The Self-Construction of an Identity
CHARACTERISTICS AND ISSUES
Distrust and Control: The Containment of Chaos
Anger, Guilt, Self-Esteem, and Depression: Being and Nothingness
Impulsiveness and Either/Or All-Or-None Responding: The Split-Level Self
Self-Reliance and Survival Modes: The Mountain Man Syndrome
The Intensity-Hypervigilance Crises Syndrome: Stress and Health Effects
RELATIONSHIPS
General Relationship Problems: Personal and Professional
Loyalty, Betrayal, Abandonment, and Intimacy: The Four Stress Points of an ACOA Relationship
Epilogue
References
Author Index
Subject Index