About the Book: An ecological view of the human mental condition is that our mind is capable of producing spirals of joyful success and or career of failures. This book offers the reader a view of how life circumstances can change a person's opportunity for "normalcy" and success to a career of abnormal and deviant behaviors. Experiential abstracts encountered by the author are included to provide the reader examples of mental changes that evolve to defend against overwhelming pain of anxiety. The author contends that to achieve positive and durable change from irrational to rational behavior; a "bundle" of relevant psychological theories can be used to explore and deal with forces of: root cause, psychosocial needs, and dependence. Behavior Health students and treatment planners skilled in "Smart Change" strategies will have a leg up on addressing forces of "set back" as part of the plan.