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🛡️ Defensive Psychology

An examination of the mental mechanisms we deploy to protect ourselves from emotional pain, from denial and projection to rationalization and beyond.
Why Do I Do That?
by Joseph Burgo • 2012
Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.
4.15
1k+
🛡️ Defense Mechanisms🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help💔 Shame And Self-Worth
Why Do I Do That? Summary
Why Do I Do That? 91%
Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.
by Joseph Burgo 2012
4.15
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Defense Mechanisms🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help💔 Shame And Self-Worth
Violence of Mind
by Varg Freeborn • 2018
Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.
4.27
483
🔍 Situational Awareness⚖️ Self-Defense Law🧠 Mental Conditioning
Violence of Mind Summary
Violence of Mind 91%
Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.
by Varg Freeborn 2018
4.27
483 ratings
🔍 Situational Awareness⚖️ Self-Defense Law🧠 Mental Conditioning
Co-Creating Change
by Jon Frederickson • 2013
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
4.59
193
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms😰 Anxiety Regulation
Co-Creating Change Summary
Co-Creating Change 91%
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
by Jon Frederickson 2013
4.59
193 ratings
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms😰 Anxiety Regulation
Mind Manipulation
by Haha Lung • 2001
Five emotions every manipulator exploits: a ninja playbook for spotting and shutting them down.
3.69
310
🛡️ Mental Self-Defense⚔️ Psychological Warfare🎭 Emotional Manipulation
Mind Manipulation Summary
Mind Manipulation 90%
Five emotions every manipulator exploits: a ninja playbook for spotting and shutting them down.
by Haha Lung 2001
3.69
310 ratings
🛡️ Mental Self-Defense⚔️ Psychological Warfare🎭 Emotional Manipulation
Conflict Communication
by Rory Miller • 2014
Conflict follows hidden scripts. A manual for spotting the pattern and choosing a better response.
4.23
381
🧩 Conflict Resolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚠️ Threat Assessment
Conflict Communication Summary
Conflict Communication 90%
Conflict follows hidden scripts. A manual for spotting the pattern and choosing a better response.
by Rory Miller 2014
4.23
381 ratings
🧩 Conflict Resolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚠️ Threat Assessment
When Violence Is the Answer
by Tim Larkin • 2017
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
4.25
1k+
🛡️ Self-Defense Training🔪 Predatory Violence🧠 Combat Psychology
When Violence Is the Answer Summary
When Violence Is the Answer 90%
Two kinds of threat: one talks, one attacks. Treating both the same way gets you killed.
by Tim Larkin 2017
4.25
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Self-Defense Training🔪 Predatory Violence🧠 Combat Psychology
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
by Patricia Coughlin • 1996
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
4.46
48
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy⏱️ Short-Term Therapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Summary
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy 90%
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
by Patricia Coughlin 1996
4.46
48 ratings
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy⏱️ Short-Term Therapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1975
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
4.2
203
🧠 Personality Disorders👤 Object Relations🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism 90%
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1975
4.2
203 ratings
🧠 Personality Disorders👤 Object Relations🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Personality Development and Psychopathology
by Norman Cameron • 1985
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
4.40
15
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🧩 Psychopathology🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Personality Development and Psychopathology Summary
Personality Development and Psychopathology 90%
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
by Norman Cameron 1985
4.40
15 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🧩 Psychopathology🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
by Manuel J. Smith • 1975
The verbal playbook for saying no, weathering criticism, and never justifying yourself again.
4.02
3k+
🗣️ Assertiveness Training🚧 Boundary Setting🎭 People Pleasing
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty Summary
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty 90%
The verbal playbook for saying no, weathering criticism, and never justifying yourself again.
by Manuel J. Smith 1975
4.02
3k+ ratings
🗣️ Assertiveness Training🚧 Boundary Setting🎭 People Pleasing
L'Estime de Soi
by Christophe André • 1998
Self-esteem is a balance of three forces. One neglected, it breaks; learn the real repair manual.
3.80
479
💎 Self-Esteem🤗 Self-Acceptance🧠 Self-Awareness
L'Estime de Soi Summary
L'Estime de Soi 90%
Self-esteem is a balance of three forces. One neglected, it breaks; learn the real repair manual.
by Christophe André 1998
3.80
479 ratings
💎 Self-Esteem🤗 Self-Acceptance🧠 Self-Awareness
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
7k+
🧠 Existential Psychology🩺 Clinical Psychiatry🌊 Existential Phenomenology
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self 90%
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960
4.11
7k+ ratings
🧠 Existential Psychology🩺 Clinical Psychiatry🌊 Existential Phenomenology
Shame
by Joseph Burgo • 2018
Stop hiding from shame. Use it. The step-by-step path to self-esteem that actually holds up.
3.88
461
🔥 Shame And Guilt🧒 Early Childhood Trauma🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Shame Summary
Shame 90%
Stop hiding from shame. Use it. The step-by-step path to self-esteem that actually holds up.
by Joseph Burgo 2018
3.88
461 ratings
🔥 Shame And Guilt🧒 Early Childhood Trauma🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology
by Eve Caligor • 2018
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
4.79
38
🧠 Personality Disorders🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy👥 Object Relations
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology Summary
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology 90%
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
by Eve Caligor 2018
4.79
38 ratings
🧠 Personality Disorders🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy👥 Object Relations
Reaching Through Resistance
by Allan Abbass • 2015
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
4.38
85
🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy💔 Attachment Trauma🧍 Somatic Experiencing
Reaching Through Resistance Summary
Reaching Through Resistance 90%
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
by Allan Abbass 2015
4.38
85 ratings
🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy💔 Attachment Trauma🧍 Somatic Experiencing
The 5 Personality Patterns
by Steven Kessler • 2015
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
4.26
458
🧒 Developmental Psychology🧘 Body Psychotherapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
The 5 Personality Patterns Summary
The 5 Personality Patterns 90%
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
by Steven Kessler 2015
4.26
458 ratings
🧒 Developmental Psychology🧘 Body Psychotherapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
What Is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life • 2019
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
4.00
342
🧘 Emotional Healing🧒 Childhood Trauma🔗 Attachment Theory
What Is Psychotherapy? Summary
What Is Psychotherapy? 90%
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019
4.00
342 ratings
🧘 Emotional Healing🧒 Childhood Trauma🔗 Attachment Theory
Honoring the Self
by Nathaniel Branden • 1983
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
4.20
737
🪞 Internal Validation🌱 Authentic Self🧠 Conscious Choice
Honoring the Self Summary
Honoring the Self 90%
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
by Nathaniel Branden 1983
4.20
737 ratings
🪞 Internal Validation🌱 Authentic Self🧠 Conscious Choice
Scaling Force
by Rory Miller • 2012
Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.
4.41
172
👀 Situational Awareness🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation🦅 Predatory Violence
Scaling Force Summary
Scaling Force 90%
Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.
by Rory Miller 2012
4.41
172 ratings
👀 Situational Awareness🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation🦅 Predatory Violence
People Games
by Min Liu • 2016
Guilt trips, fake logic, victim acts: ten power plays and the one deflection that stops them all.
3.57
256
🧠 Relationship Psychology⚡ Power Dynamics🚧 Setting Boundaries
People Games Summary
People Games 90%
Guilt trips, fake logic, victim acts: ten power plays and the one deflection that stops them all.
by Min Liu 2016
3.57
256 ratings
🧠 Relationship Psychology⚡ Power Dynamics🚧 Setting Boundaries
Sheep No More
by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
3.93
389
🛡️ Personal Security👁️ Situational Awareness📋 Threat Assessment
Sheep No More Summary
Sheep No More 90%
The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.
by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017
3.93
389 ratings
🛡️ Personal Security👁️ Situational Awareness📋 Threat Assessment
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library
by Karen Horney • 1967
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
3.68
423
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🧠 Neo-Freudian Thought♀️ Feminist Psychology
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library Summary
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library 90%
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
by Karen Horney 1967
3.68
423 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🧠 Neo-Freudian Thought♀️ Feminist Psychology
Facing Violence
by Rory Miller • 2011
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
4.25
1k+
🛡️ Self-Defense⚔️ Violence Dynamics🐺 Predator Mindset
Facing Violence Summary
Facing Violence 90%
Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.
by Rory Miller 2011
4.25
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Self-Defense⚔️ Violence Dynamics🐺 Predator Mindset
Freud
by Ruth Snowden • 2010
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
3.68
590
🛋️ Psychoanalysis🧠 The Unconscious💭 Dream Interpretation
Freud Summary
Freud 90%
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
by Ruth Snowden 2010
3.68
590 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalysis🧠 The Unconscious💭 Dream Interpretation
Becoming Bulletproof
by Evy Poumpouras • 2020
A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.
4.14
9k+
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness😨 Fear Management
Becoming Bulletproof Summary
Becoming Bulletproof 90%
A Secret Service agent's toolkit: manage fear, spot lies, and influence like you protect presidents.
by Evy Poumpouras 2020
4.14
9k+ ratings
🛡️ Personal Safety👁️ Situational Awareness😨 Fear Management
Psicotrampas
by Giorgio Nardone • 2013
Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.
3.44
453
🎯 Strategic Therapy🧠 Cognitive Distortions🔄 Paradoxical Interventions
Psicotrampas Summary
Psicotrampas 90%
Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.
by Giorgio Nardone 2013
3.44
453 ratings
🎯 Strategic Therapy🧠 Cognitive Distortions🔄 Paradoxical Interventions
Manipulation and Dark Psychology
by Jonathan Mind • 2019
Four dark personalities, their covert tactics, and the mental armor that stops them cold.
3.88
83
🕶️ Dark Psychology🛡️ Manipulation Defense💔 Toxic Relationships
Manipulation and Dark Psychology Summary
Manipulation and Dark Psychology 90%
Four dark personalities, their covert tactics, and the mental armor that stops them cold.
by Jonathan Mind 2019
3.88
83 ratings
🕶️ Dark Psychology🛡️ Manipulation Defense💔 Toxic Relationships
Psicología Oscura
by Victor Sykes • 2019
Love bombing, gaslighting, the long con: how to spot covert manipulation and shield yourself.
3.40
169
🕶️ Dark Psychology🥷 Covert Manipulation🎭 Emotional Manipulation
Psicología Oscura Summary
Psicología Oscura 90%
Love bombing, gaslighting, the long con: how to spot covert manipulation and shield yourself.
by Victor Sykes 2019
3.40
169 ratings
🕶️ Dark Psychology🥷 Covert Manipulation🎭 Emotional Manipulation
Mind Control
by Haha Lung • 2006
Exploit the flaws in senses and memory to control minds, before yours is controlled.
3.60
187
🧠 Psychological Warfare⚡ Power Dynamics👁️ Perception Hacking
Mind Control Summary
Mind Control 89%
Exploit the flaws in senses and memory to control minds, before yours is controlled.
by Haha Lung 2006
3.60
187 ratings
🧠 Psychological Warfare⚡ Power Dynamics👁️ Perception Hacking
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
by Carol Tavris • 2007
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
4.04
29k+
🧠 Cognitive Dissonance🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Motivated Reasoning
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) 89%
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
by Carol Tavris 2007
4.04
29k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Dissonance🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Motivated Reasoning
Why Do I Keep Doing This?
by Kati Morton • 2025
The habits keeping you stuck began as childhood armor. A therapist's guide to putting them down.
3.69
347
🌀 Self-Sabotage🎯 Perfectionism Recovery🙇 People Pleasing
Why Do I Keep Doing This? Summary
Why Do I Keep Doing This? 89%
The habits keeping you stuck began as childhood armor. A therapist's guide to putting them down.
by Kati Morton 2025
3.69
347 ratings
🌀 Self-Sabotage🎯 Perfectionism Recovery🙇 People Pleasing
A Slap in the Face
by William B. Irvine • 2013
Why you feel that sting, and how to stop caring, with help from ancient philosophy.
3.70
516
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📊 Social Status🛡️ Emotional Resilience
A Slap in the Face Summary
A Slap in the Face 89%
Why you feel that sting, and how to stop caring, with help from ancient philosophy.
by William B. Irvine 2013
3.70
516 ratings
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📊 Social Status🛡️ Emotional Resilience
Meditations on Violence
by Rory Miller • 2008
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
4.33
2k+
🥋 Martial Arts Realism🛡️ Self-Defense Training🧠 Adrenal Stress
Meditations on Violence Summary
Meditations on Violence 89%
Why your black belt won't save you: real violence plays by rules your dojo never taught.
by Rory Miller 2008
4.33
2k+ ratings
🥋 Martial Arts Realism🛡️ Self-Defense Training🧠 Adrenal Stress
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness
by Patrick King • 2018
Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.
3.94
540
🗣️ Assertiveness Training🚧 Boundary Setting🙅 Saying No
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness Summary
The Art of Everyday Assertiveness 89%
Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.
by Patrick King 2018
3.94
540 ratings
🗣️ Assertiveness Training🚧 Boundary Setting🙅 Saying No
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
4.19
135
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🍼 Object Relations🌡️ Affect Regulation
Learning from Experience Summary
Learning from Experience 89%
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962
4.19
135 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🍼 Object Relations🌡️ Affect Regulation
The Gift of Fear
by Gavin de Becker • 1997
Politeness silences your fastest danger-detection system. Here is how to turn the volume back up.
4.18
52k+
🎯 Threat Assessment🛡️ Personal Safety🧠 Gut Instinct
The Gift of Fear Summary
The Gift of Fear 89%
Politeness silences your fastest danger-detection system. Here is how to turn the volume back up.
by Gavin de Becker 1997
4.18
52k+ ratings
🎯 Threat Assessment🛡️ Personal Safety🧠 Gut Instinct
Dark Psychology
by James W. Williams • 2019
The playbook manipulators count on you never reading: spot the tactics and build your defenses.
2.85
309
🎯 Manipulation Tactics☣️ Toxic Relationships🖤 Dark Triad
Dark Psychology Summary
Dark Psychology 89%
The playbook manipulators count on you never reading: spot the tactics and build your defenses.
by James W. Williams 2019
2.85
309 ratings
🎯 Manipulation Tactics☣️ Toxic Relationships🖤 Dark Triad
The Ego and the Id
by Sigmund Freud • 1923
The self is not the boss. It's the exhausted middleman between animal hunger and moral punishment.
3.81
13k+
🛋️ Psychoanalysis🌊 Unconscious Processes🔥 Drive Theory
The Ego and the Id Summary
The Ego and the Id 89%
The self is not the boss. It's the exhausted middleman between animal hunger and moral punishment.
by Sigmund Freud 1923
3.81
13k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalysis🌊 Unconscious Processes🔥 Drive Theory
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes
by Bill Eddy • 2005
The personality disorders that turn simple disputes into litigation wars, and how to handle them.
4.39
124
🧠 Personality Disorders🤝 Conflict Resolution😤 Difficult People
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes Summary
High Conflict People in Legal Disputes 89%
The personality disorders that turn simple disputes into litigation wars, and how to handle them.
by Bill Eddy 2005
4.39
124 ratings
🧠 Personality Disorders🤝 Conflict Resolution😤 Difficult People
Stop People Pleasing
by Patrick King • 2018
You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.
3.84
1k+
🙇 People Pleasing🗣️ Assertiveness Training🧱 Boundary Setting
Stop People Pleasing Summary
Stop People Pleasing 89%
You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.
by Patrick King 2018
3.84
1k+ ratings
🙇 People Pleasing🗣️ Assertiveness Training🧱 Boundary Setting
On Combat
by Dave Grossman • 2004
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
4.29
5k+
🧠 Combat Psychology🛡️ Stress Inoculation🎯 Mental Rehearsal
On Combat Summary
On Combat 89%
Why some freeze and others act in combat, and the mental skills that decide.
by Dave Grossman 2004
4.29
5k+ ratings
🧠 Combat Psychology🛡️ Stress Inoculation🎯 Mental Rehearsal
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own 89%
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005
3.86
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology
The Examined Life
by Stephen Grosz • 2012
Our jokes, lies, and self-sabotage all speak. A psychoanalyst shows what they're actually saying.
3.95
18k+
🛋️ Modern Psychoanalysis📋 Clinical Case Studies🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
The Examined Life Summary
The Examined Life 89%
Our jokes, lies, and self-sabotage all speak. A psychoanalyst shows what they're actually saying.
by Stephen Grosz 2012
3.95
18k+ ratings
🛋️ Modern Psychoanalysis📋 Clinical Case Studies🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Dark Psychology
by Jonathan Mind • 2019
Everyone has a dark side. The manual for spotting manipulators before they spot you.
3.89
435
🛡️ Manipulation Defense🕳️ Dark Personality Traits👀 Body Language Reading
Dark Psychology Summary
Dark Psychology 89%
Everyone has a dark side. The manual for spotting manipulators before they spot you.
by Jonathan Mind 2019
3.89
435 ratings
🛡️ Manipulation Defense🕳️ Dark Personality Traits👀 Body Language Reading
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
531
🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis🌪️ Psychosis💭 Delusion
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness? 89%
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011
4.14
531 ratings
🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis🌪️ Psychosis💭 Delusion
It’s Not Always Depression
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
4.22
3k+
🧘 Emotional Wellness🧠 Somatic Therapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
It’s Not Always Depression Summary
It’s Not Always Depression 89%
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018
4.22
3k+ ratings
🧘 Emotional Wellness🧠 Somatic Therapy🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Undervalued Self
by Elaine N. Aron • 2009
Your inner critic is a ranking machine. Rebalance it toward connection and self-doubt dissolves.
3.94
448
🪞 Self-Worth Psychology🛡️ Defense Mechanisms🧸 Healing Childhood Wounds
Undervalued Self Summary
Undervalued Self 89%
Your inner critic is a ranking machine. Rebalance it toward connection and self-doubt dissolves.
by Elaine N. Aron 2009
3.94
448 ratings
🪞 Self-Worth Psychology🛡️ Defense Mechanisms🧸 Healing Childhood Wounds
Think Like a Psychologist
by Patrick King • 2019
Why someone says 'I'm fine' but looks disgusted: the hidden rules of facial and body language.
3.42
517
🧠 Pop Psychology🤝 Social Intelligence❤️ Emotional Intelligence
Think Like a Psychologist Summary
Think Like a Psychologist 89%
Why someone says 'I'm fine' but looks disgusted: the hidden rules of facial and body language.
by Patrick King 2019
3.42
517 ratings
🧠 Pop Psychology🤝 Social Intelligence❤️ Emotional Intelligence
Surrounded by Psychopaths
by Thomas Erikson • 2017
Your personality type is a manipulator's playbook. The four-step defense they never see coming.
3.55
10k+
👔 Corporate Psychopathy🕶️ Dark Psychology🎨 Personality Types
Surrounded by Psychopaths Summary
Surrounded by Psychopaths 89%
Your personality type is a manipulator's playbook. The four-step defense they never see coming.
by Thomas Erikson 2017
3.55
10k+ ratings
👔 Corporate Psychopathy🕶️ Dark Psychology🎨 Personality Types
Life Code
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2012
Spot the predators who see you as prey, stop their tactics, and win anyway.
3.77
3k+
🧠 Toxic People🛡️ Anti-Manipulation🕵️ Social Manipulation
Life Code Summary
Life Code 89%
Spot the predators who see you as prey, stop their tactics, and win anyway.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2012
3.77
3k+ ratings
🧠 Toxic People🛡️ Anti-Manipulation🕵️ Social Manipulation
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