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Erroneous thinking patterns and attitudes underlie dysfunctional behaviors they display. These problematic behavior patterns may be habitual and automatic, but also they are conscious and deliberate.  

Erroneous thinking patterns and attitudes underlie dysfunctional behaviors they display. These problematic behavior patterns may be habitual and automatic, but also they are conscious and deliberate.  

The distorted characters resists changing their attitudes and core beliefs despite they have plenty of insight and awareness. What they need and can benefit from are:

The distorted characters resists changing their attitudes and core beliefs despite they have plenty of insight and awareness. What they need and can benefit from are:

*limits

*[[Boundaries_(Psychology)|limits]]

*confrontation

*confrontation

*an most especially correction.

*an most especially [[ABC_Theory_of_Emotion#The_Extended_model|correction]].

:Cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approaches are the most appropriate in this regard.       

:Cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approaches are the most appropriate in this regard.       

When dealing with disturbed characters, it is however also important to craft win-win scenarios so that they do not feel like they have to lose.<ref name="Simon">{{cite book

When dealing with disturbed characters, it is however also important to craft win-win scenarios so that they do not feel like they have to lose.<ref name="Simon">{{cite book

|year=1996, 2010

|year=1996, 2010

|location=Little Rock, USA

|location=Little Rock, USA

|chapter=8 The Manipulaive Child

|chapter=8 The Manipulative Child

|pages=34-35, 55, 66

|pages=34-35, 55, 66

|isbn=978-1-935166-30-6

|isbn=978-1-935166-30-6