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Author Lifton, Betty Jean.

Title Journey of the adopted self : a quest for wholeness / Betty Jean Lifton.

Publication Info. New York, NY : BasicBooks, [1994]
©1994

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  362.82 LIF    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.8298 L722J    Check Shelf
Description viii, 328 pages ; 25 cm
Contents pt. I. The Self in Crisis. 1. Betwixt and Between. 2. The Mothered/Motherless Self. 3. The Conspiracy of Silence. 4. The Hidden Relationship. 5. The Broken Narrative. 6. Artificial Self, Forbidden Self. 7. Stuck in the Life Cycle. 8. The Antisocial Tendency. 9. The Adult Child -- pt. II. The Self in Search. 10. The Call to Self. 11. Alternate Reality. 12. The Painted Bird. 13. The Fathered/Fatherless Self. 14. The Found Adoptee. 15. The Mark of Oedipus. 16. The Adoption Tie -- pt. III. The Self in Transformation. 17. Becoming Whole -- The Best Interests of the Adopted Child. The Adoption Reform Network. National Umbrella Network of the Adoption Reform Movement. Birth Parent Support Groups. National and International Registries. Adoptive Parent Groups. Periodicals. Resource/Referral/Counseling Organizations. Recommended Reading.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-321) and index.
Subject Adoptees -- United States -- Psychology -- Case studies.
Birthparents -- United States -- Case studies.
Parent and child -- United States -- Case studies.
ISBN 0465008119
0465036759 paperback
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