Passing Judgment: Praise and Blame in Everyday Life

Synopsis

Do You Know That Praise Is Essential To The Growth Of A Healthy Brain? That Experiences Of Praise And Blame Affect How Long We Live? That The Conscious And Unconscious Judgments We Engage In Every Day Began As A Crucial Survival Technique? Do You Think People Shouldn't Be Judgmental? But, How Judgmental Are You, And How Does This Impact Your Relationships? [the Author] Reveals How Everyday Judgments Impact Our Relationships, And How Praise, Blame, And Shame Shape Our Sense Of Self. Our Obsession With Praise And Blame Begins Soon After Birth. Totally Dependent On Others, Rapidly We Learn To Value Praise, And To Fear The Consequences Of Blame. Despite Outgrowing An Infant's Dependence, We Continue To Monitor Others' Judgments Of Us, And We Ourselves Develop What Relational Psychologist Terri Apter Calls A Judgment Meter, Which Constantly Scans People And Our Interactions With Them, And Registers A Positive Or Negative Opinion. In[this Book, The Author] Reveals How Interactions Between Parents And Children, Within Couples, And Among Friends And Colleagues Are Permeated With Praise And Blame That Range Far Beyond Specific Compliments And Accusations. Drawing On Three Decades Of Research, [the Author] Gives Us The Tools To Learn About Our Personal Needs, Goals And Values, To Manage Our Biases, To Tolerate Others' Views, And To Make Sense Of Our Most Powerful, And Often Confusing, Responses To Ourselves And To Others.--amazon.com. Introduction -- The Beginnings Of Human Judgment -- The Chemistry, Economics, And Psychology Of Praise -- Blame: The Necessity And Devastation Of Guilt And Shame -- Family Judgments, Family Systems -- Just Friends: Praise And Blame Between Peers -- Intimate Judgments: Praise And Blame Within Couples -- Professional Dues: Praise And Blame In The Workplace -- Social Media And The New Challenges To Our Judgment Meter -- Lifelong Judgments. Terri Apter. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 253-304) And Index. Do You Know That Praise Is Essential To The Growth Of A Healthy Brainthat Experiences Of Praise And Blame Affect How Long We Livethat The Conscious And Unconscious Judgments We Engage In Every Day Began As A Crucial Survival Techniquedo You Think People Shouldn't Be Judgmentalbut, How Judgmental Are You, And How Does This Impact Your Relationships[the Author] Reveals How Everyday Judgments Impact Our Relationships, And How Praise, Blame, And Shame Shape Our Sense Of Self. Our Obsession With Praise And Blame Begins Soon After Birth. Totally Dependent On Others, Rapidly We Learn To Value Praise, And To Fear The Consequences Of Blame. Despite Outgrowing An Infant's Dependence, We Continue To Monitor Others' Judgments Of Us, And We Ourselves Develop What Relational Psychologist Terri Apter Calls A (3jdgment Meter, Hich Constantl Scans People Ando R Interactions Ith Them, And Registers A Positieor Negatie Opinion. In[this Book, The Athor] Reeals Oh Interactions Bteeen Parents And Children, Ithin Ocples, And Among Friends And Colleages Are Permeated Ith Praise And Blame That Range Far Beond Specific Compliments And Accsations. Draingon Three Decades Of Research, [the Athor] Gies S The Toolsto Learn Aobto R Personal Needs, Goals And Laes,to Manageo R Biases,to Tolerate Others' Ies, Andto Make Sense Ofo R Mostpo Erfl, And Often Confsing, Responsestoo Rslees Andto Others.--amaon.com.. (b