Outer Child: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 06:00, 29 March 2022

Outer Child theory is discovered by Susan Anderson and described in Taming Your Outer Child.


Psyche Components	Description
Inner Child (Little You)	feelings, needs, wants developed during early childhood emotional core, innocent, vulnerable, obstinate, selfish, impulsive, knee-jerk reaction Needs to be heard and honored
Outer Child	acts out what the inner child feels inappropriately developed later can be self-defeating patterns, "yes but", self-rebellious, reactive behavior patterns manifests outwardly
Adult Self	nurture Inner Child limit/parent Outer Child achieve your goals

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 !Psyche Components
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-!Needs
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 |Inner Child
+(Little You)
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-* ''feels''
+* ''feelings'', ''needs, wants''
-* Emotional core, innocent, vulnerable
+* developed during early childhood
-* needs to be heard and honored
+* emotional core, innocent, vulnerable, obstinate, selfish, impulsive, knee-jerk reaction
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+* Needs to be heard and honored
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 |Outer Child
 |
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+* ''acts out'' what the inner child feels inappropriately
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+* developed later
+* can be self-defeating patterns, "yes but", self-rebellious, reactive behavior patterns
+* manifests outwardly
 |-
 |Adult Self
 |
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+* nurture Inner Child
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+* limit/parent Outer Child
+* achieve your goals
 |}