The Power of Female Friendship: How Your Circle of Friends Shapes Your Life
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Dr. Paul Dobransky, author of The Secret Psychology of How We Fall in Love, examined the full range of female friendships. Dr. Dobransky breaks down the primal codes of friendship that many women aren’t even aware of and gives scientifically grounded advice for understanding how to be a better friend and how to cultivate new friendships.
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If you have a question or problem, ask us:Table of Contents/ List of Topics Covered:
Introduction
- The Friendship Crisis and the Friendship Cure
- The Science of Friendship
PART ONE: Mastering the Skills of Friendship
Chapter One: Making Friends
- Men, Women, and Friendship
- The E=mc2 of Psychology
- "Quantum Psychology" and the Higher Brain
- What We Can Learn from Carly, Sandra, and Joni
-- Consistency
-- Mutuality
-- Sharing
-- Positive Emotion
- The Master Friendship Checklist
- Stress and Self-Control of Negative Emotions
- The Checklist for Making Friends and Sharing
-- Friendship
Chapter Two: Feminine and Masculine Instinct: The Reptilian Brain and Friendship
- The Importance of Belonging, Connecting, and Communicating
- The Importance of Nurturing Yourself to Be a Good Friend to Others
- Friendship Is a Matter of Survival
- The Checklist for Passion in Friendship
Chapter Three: The Secret Psychology of Groups: The Higher Brain and Friendship
- Being "cool" and Using Your "Cool eye"
- The Wonders of Your Personal Boundary
- Intention
- Friends of a Feather Flock Together
- Goals, Beliefs, and Communication
- Group Boundaries, Circles of Friends, and Friendship Triangles
- The Checklist for Friendship Quality and Numbers
Chapter Four: The Real Secret: The Mammalian Brain and Friendship
- The Anger Map (Depression, Aggression, Assertiveness)
- The Anxiety Map (Impulsiveness/Avoidance, Victim Thinking, Courage)
- The Only Thing of Value and the Only People We Love
- Beliefs and Communication
- Diplomacy in Friendship and How the Higher Brain "Budgets" the Mammalian Brain's Emotion, Value, and Love
- KWML: The Master Key to Best Friendship
PART TWO: Putting the Psychology of Friendship to Work
Chapter Five: Friends in Need
- What Psyche Has To Say about Neediness
- How to Be a Supportive but Mature Friend
- How to Avoid Being a Needy Friend
Chapter Six: Juggling Friendship
- Learning to Juggle with Your Three Brains
- The Higher Brain's Juggling Ability
- The Mammalian Brain and Juggling Friendships
- The Reptilian Brain and Juggling Relationships
- The Juggling Checklist
Chapter Seven: Envy, Jealousy, and Competition
- Jealousy and Competition
- The Terrible Destructive Power of Envy in Depression
- The Only Cure for Envy, Jealousy, and Destructive Competition
- The Envy Checklist
Chapter Eight: friendship Dilemmas
- Friend vs. Family
- Friend vs. Your Man
- Friends vs. Your Job
- Friends vs. Your Physical Health
- The Dilemma Checklist
Chapter Nine: Long-Distance Friendship
- The Connection Dilemma
- The Communication Equation
- The Long-distance Checklist
Chapter Ten: Toxic Friendships
- The Art of the Girlfriend Divorce
- The Toxic Friend Checklist
Chapter eleven: Best Friendships
- Best Friends: The Ultimate Friendship
- The Best Friend/Soul-mate Friend Checklist
Chapter Twelve: friendship as Your Ongoing Guide
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