Life and How To Survive It
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Life and How To Survive It is a self help psychology
book written by therapist Robin Skynner
and comedian John Cleese
. The book is written in a question and answer form, with Cleese asking questions about relationships, and his therapist Skynner answering them.
It is the sequel to Families and How To Survive Them
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The book aims to answer questions both psychologically and sociologically about why the world is the way it is and how this affects us as individuals. Insightful and often quite funny (usually due to Cleese's outspoken contributions), the narrative takes the reader on a journey into our hidden consciousness and tries to explain why, and how relationships do or do not work.
Interesting concepts such as the three parts of the human psyche (Ego, Super Ego, and Id) are well explained to anyone who has not studied psychology.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
book written by therapist Robin Skynner
Robin Skynner
Robin Skynner was a Royal Air Force pilot who flew the Mosquito twin-engined bomber, and was also a psychiatric pioneer and innovator in the field of treating mental illness...
and comedian John Cleese
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report...
. The book is written in a question and answer form, with Cleese asking questions about relationships, and his therapist Skynner answering them.
It is the sequel to Families and How To Survive Them
Families and How To Survive Them
-Introduction:Families and How to Survive Them is a bestselling self help book co-authored by the psychiatrist and psychotherapist Robin Skynner and the comedian John Cleese. It was first published in 1983, and is illustrated throughout by the cartoonist J. B. Handelsman...
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The book aims to answer questions both psychologically and sociologically about why the world is the way it is and how this affects us as individuals. Insightful and often quite funny (usually due to Cleese's outspoken contributions), the narrative takes the reader on a journey into our hidden consciousness and tries to explain why, and how relationships do or do not work.
Interesting concepts such as the three parts of the human psyche (Ego, Super Ego, and Id) are well explained to anyone who has not studied psychology.