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Irene E Lynch <ilynch@...> wrote:Actmad@...

From: Irene E Lynch

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:03:35 -0700

Subject: [Actmad] well, well, well.....

http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060736704

Bush On the Couch

Inside the Mind of the President

by A. , M.D

" I don't spend a lot of time trying to figure me out. ... I'm just not

into psychobabble. "

-- W. Bush

For all his simplicity and affability, W. Bush has remained, to

paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill, " a mystery wrapped in an enigma. " In

Bush on the Couch, Dr. A. , a well-respected Washington,

D.C.–based psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry, unwraps that

mystery, assembling a comprehensive psychological profile of President

Bush. Using the principles of applied psychoanalysis -- the discipline

of psychoanalyzing public and historical figures pioneered by Freud --

fearlessly builds his case ... and reaches conclusions that are

at once highly persuasive and deeply disturbing.

Through a close analysis of Bush's public statements and behavior, as

well as the historical record provided by journalists, biographers, and

those who have known the president well, traces the development

of Bush's character from childhood to the present day. Examining

closely the role of the president's parents -- especially Barbara Bush,

an acknowledged disciplinarian whose own insecurities may have

prevented her from adequately nurturing her son -- finds in

Bush's childhood the roots of a dramatic psychic split that remains a

dominant influence on his adult worldview. argues that this split

has inevitably hampered Bush's ability to manage his emotions, charging

his psyche with restless anxiety, and conditioning him to view the

world in the black-and-white terms that have so evidently shaped his

administration.

Among the other subjects explores:

* Bush's false sense of omnipotence, instilled within him during

childhood and emboldened by his deep investment in fundamentalist

religion

* The president's history of untreated alcohol abuse, and the questions

it raises about denial, impairment, and the enabling streak in our

culture

* The growing anecdotal evidence that Bush may suffer from dyslexia,

ADHD, and other thought disorders

* His comfort living outside the law, defying international law in his

presidency as boldly as he once defied DUI statutes and military

reporting requirements

* His love-hate relationship with his father, and how it triggered a

complex and dangerous mix of feelings including yearning, rivalry,

anger, and sadism

* Bush's rigid and simplistic thought patterns, paranoia, and

megalomania -- and how they have driven him to invent adversaries so

that he can destroy them

At once a compelling portrait of W. Bush and a damning

indictment of his policies, Bush on the Couch sheds startling new light

on an administration whose record of violence and cruelty seems

increasingly dependent on the unstable psyche of the man at its center.

Insightful and accessible, courageous and controversial, Bush on the

Couch tackles the question no one seems willing to ask: Is our

president psychologically fit to run the country?

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imprint: ReganBooks; ISBN: 0060736704; On Sale: 06/15/2004;

Format: Hardcover; Subformat: ; Length: ; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 272;

$24.95; $34.95(CAN)

_______________________________________________

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T: 773/774-6696 or 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

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Irene E Lynch <ilynch@...> wrote:Actmad@...

From: Irene E Lynch

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:03:35 -0700

Subject: [Actmad] well, well, well.....

http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060736704

Bush On the Couch

Inside the Mind of the President

by A. , M.D

" I don't spend a lot of time trying to figure me out. ... I'm just not

into psychobabble. "

-- W. Bush

For all his simplicity and affability, W. Bush has remained, to

paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill, " a mystery wrapped in an enigma. " In

Bush on the Couch, Dr. A. , a well-respected Washington,

D.C.–based psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry, unwraps that

mystery, assembling a comprehensive psychological profile of President

Bush. Using the principles of applied psychoanalysis -- the discipline

of psychoanalyzing public and historical figures pioneered by Freud --

fearlessly builds his case ... and reaches conclusions that are

at once highly persuasive and deeply disturbing.

Through a close analysis of Bush's public statements and behavior, as

well as the historical record provided by journalists, biographers, and

those who have known the president well, traces the development

of Bush's character from childhood to the present day. Examining

closely the role of the president's parents -- especially Barbara Bush,

an acknowledged disciplinarian whose own insecurities may have

prevented her from adequately nurturing her son -- finds in

Bush's childhood the roots of a dramatic psychic split that remains a

dominant influence on his adult worldview. argues that this split

has inevitably hampered Bush's ability to manage his emotions, charging

his psyche with restless anxiety, and conditioning him to view the

world in the black-and-white terms that have so evidently shaped his

administration.

Among the other subjects explores:

* Bush's false sense of omnipotence, instilled within him during

childhood and emboldened by his deep investment in fundamentalist

religion

* The president's history of untreated alcohol abuse, and the questions

it raises about denial, impairment, and the enabling streak in our

culture

* The growing anecdotal evidence that Bush may suffer from dyslexia,

ADHD, and other thought disorders

* His comfort living outside the law, defying international law in his

presidency as boldly as he once defied DUI statutes and military

reporting requirements

* His love-hate relationship with his father, and how it triggered a

complex and dangerous mix of feelings including yearning, rivalry,

anger, and sadism

* Bush's rigid and simplistic thought patterns, paranoia, and

megalomania -- and how they have driven him to invent adversaries so

that he can destroy them

At once a compelling portrait of W. Bush and a damning

indictment of his policies, Bush on the Couch sheds startling new light

on an administration whose record of violence and cruelty seems

increasingly dependent on the unstable psyche of the man at its center.

Insightful and accessible, courageous and controversial, Bush on the

Couch tackles the question no one seems willing to ask: Is our

president psychologically fit to run the country?

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imprint: ReganBooks; ISBN: 0060736704; On Sale: 06/15/2004;

Format: Hardcover; Subformat: ; Length: ; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 272;

$24.95; $34.95(CAN)

_______________________________________________

Actmad mailing list

Actmad@...

http://actmad.net/mailman/listinfo/actmad_actmad.net

F. Prior

Mental Health Advocate

Chicago, IL 60656-1639

T: 773/774-6696 or 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com (under construction)

[Guest guest]

Irene E Lynch <ilynch@...> wrote:Actmad@...

From: Irene E Lynch

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:03:35 -0700

Subject: [Actmad] well, well, well.....

http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060736704

Bush On the Couch

Inside the Mind of the President

by A. , M.D

" I don't spend a lot of time trying to figure me out. ... I'm just not

into psychobabble. "

-- W. Bush

For all his simplicity and affability, W. Bush has remained, to

paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill, " a mystery wrapped in an enigma. " In

Bush on the Couch, Dr. A. , a well-respected Washington,

D.C.–based psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry, unwraps that

mystery, assembling a comprehensive psychological profile of President

Bush. Using the principles of applied psychoanalysis -- the discipline

of psychoanalyzing public and historical figures pioneered by Freud --

fearlessly builds his case ... and reaches conclusions that are

at once highly persuasive and deeply disturbing.

Through a close analysis of Bush's public statements and behavior, as

well as the historical record provided by journalists, biographers, and

those who have known the president well, traces the development

of Bush's character from childhood to the present day. Examining

closely the role of the president's parents -- especially Barbara Bush,

an acknowledged disciplinarian whose own insecurities may have

prevented her from adequately nurturing her son -- finds in

Bush's childhood the roots of a dramatic psychic split that remains a

dominant influence on his adult worldview. argues that this split

has inevitably hampered Bush's ability to manage his emotions, charging

his psyche with restless anxiety, and conditioning him to view the

world in the black-and-white terms that have so evidently shaped his

administration.

Among the other subjects explores:

* Bush's false sense of omnipotence, instilled within him during

childhood and emboldened by his deep investment in fundamentalist

religion

* The president's history of untreated alcohol abuse, and the questions

it raises about denial, impairment, and the enabling streak in our

culture

* The growing anecdotal evidence that Bush may suffer from dyslexia,

ADHD, and other thought disorders

* His comfort living outside the law, defying international law in his

presidency as boldly as he once defied DUI statutes and military

reporting requirements

* His love-hate relationship with his father, and how it triggered a

complex and dangerous mix of feelings including yearning, rivalry,

anger, and sadism

* Bush's rigid and simplistic thought patterns, paranoia, and

megalomania -- and how they have driven him to invent adversaries so

that he can destroy them

At once a compelling portrait of W. Bush and a damning

indictment of his policies, Bush on the Couch sheds startling new light

on an administration whose record of violence and cruelty seems

increasingly dependent on the unstable psyche of the man at its center.

Insightful and accessible, courageous and controversial, Bush on the

Couch tackles the question no one seems willing to ask: Is our

president psychologically fit to run the country?

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imprint: ReganBooks; ISBN: 0060736704; On Sale: 06/15/2004;

Format: Hardcover; Subformat: ; Length: ; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 272;

$24.95; $34.95(CAN)

_______________________________________________

Actmad mailing list

Actmad@...

http://actmad.net/mailman/listinfo/actmad_actmad.net

F. Prior

Mental Health Advocate

Chicago, IL 60656-1639

T: 773/774-6696 or 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com (under construction)

[Guest guest]

Irene E Lynch <ilynch@...> wrote:Actmad@...

From: Irene E Lynch

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:03:35 -0700

Subject: [Actmad] well, well, well.....

http://www.harpercollins.com/catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0060736704

Bush On the Couch

Inside the Mind of the President

by A. , M.D

" I don't spend a lot of time trying to figure me out. ... I'm just not

into psychobabble. "

-- W. Bush

For all his simplicity and affability, W. Bush has remained, to

paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill, " a mystery wrapped in an enigma. " In

Bush on the Couch, Dr. A. , a well-respected Washington,

D.C.–based psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry, unwraps that

mystery, assembling a comprehensive psychological profile of President

Bush. Using the principles of applied psychoanalysis -- the discipline

of psychoanalyzing public and historical figures pioneered by Freud --

fearlessly builds his case ... and reaches conclusions that are

at once highly persuasive and deeply disturbing.

Through a close analysis of Bush's public statements and behavior, as

well as the historical record provided by journalists, biographers, and

those who have known the president well, traces the development

of Bush's character from childhood to the present day. Examining

closely the role of the president's parents -- especially Barbara Bush,

an acknowledged disciplinarian whose own insecurities may have

prevented her from adequately nurturing her son -- finds in

Bush's childhood the roots of a dramatic psychic split that remains a

dominant influence on his adult worldview. argues that this split

has inevitably hampered Bush's ability to manage his emotions, charging

his psyche with restless anxiety, and conditioning him to view the

world in the black-and-white terms that have so evidently shaped his

administration.

Among the other subjects explores:

* Bush's false sense of omnipotence, instilled within him during

childhood and emboldened by his deep investment in fundamentalist

religion

* The president's history of untreated alcohol abuse, and the questions

it raises about denial, impairment, and the enabling streak in our

culture

* The growing anecdotal evidence that Bush may suffer from dyslexia,

ADHD, and other thought disorders

* His comfort living outside the law, defying international law in his

presidency as boldly as he once defied DUI statutes and military

reporting requirements

* His love-hate relationship with his father, and how it triggered a

complex and dangerous mix of feelings including yearning, rivalry,

anger, and sadism

* Bush's rigid and simplistic thought patterns, paranoia, and

megalomania -- and how they have driven him to invent adversaries so

that he can destroy them

At once a compelling portrait of W. Bush and a damning

indictment of his policies, Bush on the Couch sheds startling new light

on an administration whose record of violence and cruelty seems

increasingly dependent on the unstable psyche of the man at its center.

Insightful and accessible, courageous and controversial, Bush on the

Couch tackles the question no one seems willing to ask: Is our

president psychologically fit to run the country?

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imprint: ReganBooks; ISBN: 0060736704; On Sale: 06/15/2004;

Format: Hardcover; Subformat: ; Length: ; Trimsize: 6 x 9; Pages: 272;

$24.95; $34.95(CAN)

_______________________________________________

Actmad mailing list

Actmad@...

http://actmad.net/mailman/listinfo/actmad_actmad.net

F. Prior

Mental Health Advocate

Chicago, IL 60656-1639

T: 773/774-6696 or 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com (under construction)