Re: Laziness Too?

Laziness may be used to defeat a coersive parent or for the pleasure of being served by a pampering parent. Children are usually quite adept at selecting the most effective strategy that capitalizes on the sensitivies of their caretakers. Being a slowpoke works well with adults who are in a hurry; looking sloppy is effective with adults who are very concerned with appearance; school problems are potent weapons against parents who are educators. Trial and error experiments eventually reveal the "hot spots" of the adults.

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Re:The term 'laziness' has no place in therapy, by Monica, 1/10/00 Re:The term 'laziness' has no place in therapy, by Henry Stein, 1/14/00 when do symptoms NOT serve the final goal?, by Julie, 07/15/03

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