409B October 3rd, 2006

Personality Matters

By Emily Georgeo

Instructions for this activity are found at: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy25/g25-oral1.htm

Instructor: Dr. Leon James

Coleman, Joshua (2005). The Lazy Husband: How to Get a Man to do More Parenting and Housework. (New York, New York: St. Martin’s Griffin). Reviewing pages 125 to 149

I. Worried Husband

A. What to do

1. Don’t criticize him

2. Tease him, if he’ll let you

3. Don’t allow his worries to rule the roost

4. Have him talk to the doctor

II. Perfectionistic Wife

A. Examine feelings, thoughts, and beliefs towards your husband

III. Perfectionistic Husband

A. My make wife feel controlled, dominated or blamed

IV. Angry Husband

A. Makes wife feel depressed, inadequate, anxious or afraid

B. Understand what it is doing to the husband

V. Angry Wife

A. Makes husband feel belittled, resentful, and resistant to change

Angry Husband:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20040326-000002.html

I chose this site because it gives advice on every subject, the article on the page, is about a wife who doesn’t know if she should reconcile with her husband who is always angry. I liked the advice that Marano gives to the wife. You can also find advice on all other subjects whether it is about an angry husband or different levels of stress. It has everything.

Angry Wife:

http://experts.about.com/q/Abusive-Relationships-1663/unreasonably-angry-wife.htm

I just thought that this was a good site because you can ask your question and get advice from other people that are like you. It’s not necessarily a doctor or a therapist, it’s another person who may be in the same situation and does not have the nerve to ask. You can also find help on all different subjects at this site.

Perfectionistic Ways:

http://www.drjimtaylor.com/homtemplate/k-and-c-alert-5-06-excellent-children.html

I chose this site, after looking at about 15 of them, because it gives advice on how to raise children, and it does not have to be perfect. It also has various other links that discuss other topics. I really liked this one because it explained where “perfectionism” comes from and what to do about it.

Class home page: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy25/classhome-g25.htm

My home page: http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leon/409bf2006/georgeo/georgeo-home.htm