Index of All Books
by Harvey Jackins
by Harvey Jackins
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babies. See also children; fetuses; young people
discharge as inherent process by, 1:2–1:3, 2:77–2:81
distress experiences and damage to, 2:53–2:57, 15:124
distress patterns surprising to, 13:8
guilt starting in, 6:233–6:234
nature of, 15:13
our real nature, 3:67
parenting to avoid distress patterns, 2:71–2:74
powerlessness and, 5:96, 13:201–13:202
Bad Art category. See Poor Art category
bagpipers, counselors as, 7:30–7:32, 15:42
balance of attention. See attention, balancing of by client
baldness, 8:368
baron-serf society. See feudal societies
Be Realistic About Co-Counseling (Jackins), 6:181–6:183
beauty and order. See also art; upward trend in universe
overview of, 15:85
benefits of, 4:36, 15:85
human nature and, 4:82
as rational need, 5:131
in universe, 5:2–5:3
Becoming a Leader and Moving Ahead While Leading (Jackins), 8:263–8:265
Being an Ally (Jackins), 14:185–14:191
belief. See also trust
attractiveness beliefs of women, 7:164
death and religious beliefs, 15:89
in human beings, 4:58
inferiority beliefs of working class, 5:299, 6:475–6:478
in leaders, 8:297
as non-thinking, 5:150
okay not to believe others, 15:201
religious beliefs similar to assumptions of logic systems, 7:325
superiority beliefs of middle class, 5:299
The “Belief” System of Re-evaluation Counseling (Jackins), 7:325–7:329
belonging. See also closeness
to Community, 4:63
having job to do to help with, 6:276–6:277
of RC to young people, 5:323–5:325, 15:206
bereavement. See grief
A Better World (Jackins), 13:3–13:6
biennial age groups, for leadership, 13:335–13:337
birth
closeness and, 15:70
distress patterns due to, 15:111–15:112
intelligence starting before, 14:71–14:72
memories before, presenting information about, 6:177–6:179
birthrate, 3:136–3:137
bisexuality. See homosexuality
Black people
achievements of, 5:313
allies for, white people, 11:240–11:242
capitalist-wage earner society exploiting, 5:315–5:316
Chicano/as and, 8:432, 8:433
commitment for, 8:238, 10:204, 11:401, 15:App4
demonstration on discharging internalized oppression of, 11:109–11:119
humiliation of, oppression and, 1:47, 7:66
internalized oppression of, 5:318–5:319, 5:321, 11:109–11:119
invalidation of Black children by parents to protect them, 11:288
as leaders in RC, how to increase, 13:299–13:305
liberation of, 5:313–5:322
as nation in US, 13:50–13:51
racism and. See racism
RC statement on, 5:313–5:322
right-wing and, 8:169
support groups needed for, 6:514–6:515
unity with working class, 5:320–5:321
Black Re-emergence, 6:499
blame. See also guilt
as acceptance of powerlessness, 1:56, 7:108
accepting whole blame from client technique, 8:255–8:256
anti-Semitism and, 10:310–10:311
of clients, 6:68–6:70, 6:92, 7:91, 8:214–8:215, 15:70
for control patterns, 10:46
of counselors, 15:70
for frozen needs, 10:48
by incest victims, 8:257–8:258
for internalized oppression, 15:156–15:157
as irrational, 15:84
of Jewish people, 10:303, 10:310–10:311
of leadership, 8:102
for mistakes, 15:84
of oppressed for oppression, 7:335–7:336, 15:71, 15:156–15:157
of oppressors, 15:157
original sin and, 7:367–7:368
of owning class, 11:281
for patterns, 13:14, 15:50
uselessness and destructiveness of, 3:57, 5:169, 6:233, 16:64, 16:189–16:190
blue pages. See No-Socializing Guideline
Boards of Elders, 6:533
bodies. See also addiction/addictions; cells; central nervous system; drugs; exercise; health; medicine; posture; touching
inherent appreciation of, 15:13
intelligence and, 6:235–6:236
puberty, 6:190
thinking and, 15:187
Bolshevik Party, 6:626–6:627, 12:21–12:22
boredom
directions repeated to cause, 6:649
discharge of, 1:4–1:5, 16:81–16:82
new information inadequacy and, 4:40, 5:279–5:280
borrowing from others, 3:145, 5:212, 5:373
bosses, how to treat, 8:104
brains. See central nervous system
brainstorming
leaders presenting problem and proposed solution, 6:282–6:283, 8:92–8:93
thinking, alternating with, 6:39–6:41
bravery. See courage
Bringing Our Organization Up to Date (Jackins), 14:265–14:268
Building a Liberation Movement of Mental Health System Survivors (Jackins), 8:467–8:476
burn injuries, discharging of new, 1:31–1:32
burnout, 10:33–10:37. See also standing guard technique
business manager role, 6:318
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