Psychological Adaptation Quotes

“If we concentrate exclusively on the 'individual-as-presented', we are much more likely to see their present emotional difficulties as deriving from internal adaptations - but without reference to what necessitated those adaptations in the first place. Since adaptations are essentially ways of protecting ourselves, we need to be aware of what external threats the individual may be protecting themself against.”
― Anne Kearney, Counselling, Class and Politics: Undeclared Influences in Therapy