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Perspective the calm within the storm

"Robert J. Wicks, world-renowned psychologist and author of Bounce: Living the Resilient Life, has writtena powerful guide for discovering and regaining a balanced and healthy perspective. Combining classic wisdom with cutting-edge research in cognitive bheavioral therapy and positive psycholog...

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Main Author: Wicks, Robert J.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Attitude (Psychology)
Perspective (Philosophy)
Meditation.
Summary: "Robert J. Wicks, world-renowned psychologist and author of Bounce: Living the Resilient Life, has writtena powerful guide for discovering and regaining a balanced and healthy perspective. Combining classic wisdom with cutting-edge research in cognitive bheavioral therapy and positive psychology, his new book, Perspective, offers concrete steps for overcoming doubt and resistance to openness, so that beneificial life changes become possible, Drawing on the psychology of mindfulness, gratitude, and happiness, Dr. Wicks also reveals how a healthy perspective makes us more aware of the beneifical things already present in our lives."--Book jacket.
Physical Description: xx, 254 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780199944552 (hbk.)
0199944555 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Robert J. Wicks received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital and is on the faculty of Loyola University, Maryland. He has published more than 50 books for professionals and the general public, including Bounce: Living the Resilient Life; Riding the Dragon; The Inner Life of the Counselor; and Streams of Contentment. Dr. Wicks has lectured on the importance of resilience and possessing a healthy perspective in Hanoi, Beijing, Budapest, Belfast, and Johannesburg as well as at the Mayo Clinic, Harvard's Children's Hospital and Harvard Divinity School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and on Capitol Hill to members of Congress and their chiefs of staff. He has received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the American Counseling Association's Division on Spirituality, Ethics, and Values and in 2006 was recipient of the first annual Alumni Award for Excellence in Professional Psychology from Widener University.

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