Keyword: scapegoating

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Giving Yourself a Gift This Holiday December 21, 2011

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Why are so many people buying themselves presents this season? Armand DiMele traces the psychology of holiday self-gifting, recession fatigue, and the family roles we slip into each year, from peacemaker to scapegoat. Callers share creative alternatives to spending, including a homemade music CD that became a family tradition.

Family Systems and Hidden Roles March 23, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Family & Parenting

Every family is a system, and the ‘sick’ member is rarely the only one who needs help. Armand DiMele walks through systems theory from triangulation and the rebel child to Munchausen by proxy, arguing that treating the individual without the whole family often misses the point entirely.