Feeling Good: The Science of Well-BeingOxford University Press, 6 de mai. de 2004 - 400 páginas All human beings have spontaneous needs for happiness, self-understanding, and love. In Feeling Good: The Science of Well Being, psychiatrist Robert Cloninger describes a way to coherent living that satisfies these strong basic needs through growth in the uniquely human gift of self-awareness. The scientific findings that led Dr. Cloninger to expand his own views in a stepwise manner during 30 years of research and clinical experience are clearly presented so that readers can consider the validity of his viewpoint for themselves. The principles of well-being are based on a non-reductive scientific paradigm that integrates findings from all the biomedical and psychosocial sciences. Reliable methods are described for measuring human thought and social relationships at each step along the path of self-aware consciousness. Practical mental exercises for stimulating the growth of self-awareness are also provided. The methods are supported by data from brain imaging, genetics of personality, and longitudinal biopsychosocial studies. Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being will be of value to anyone involved in the sciences of the mind or the treatment of mental disorders. It will also interest theologians, philosophers, social scientists, and lay readers because it provides contemporary scientific concepts and language for addressing the perennial human questions about being, knowledge, and conduct. |
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... path to well - being de- scribed here provides the foundation needed to transform human personality and cure mental disorders . This ambitious book is a holistic account of the principles and mechanisms underlying the path to the good ...
... path to well - being de- scribed here provides the foundation needed to transform human personality and cure mental disorders . This ambitious book is a holistic account of the principles and mechanisms underlying the path to the good ...
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... path to greater wisdom and well- being . Such exercises are essential to experience different levels of conscious- ness directly , rather than viewing them as abstract concepts . This book will also be of interest to theologians ...
... path to greater wisdom and well- being . Such exercises are essential to experience different levels of conscious- ness directly , rather than viewing them as abstract concepts . This book will also be of interest to theologians ...
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... path of development of self - aware consciousness is described here from several interdependent perspectives , including physics , genetics , physiology , psy- chology , sociology , and philosophy . However , my focus is on human ...
... path of development of self - aware consciousness is described here from several interdependent perspectives , including physics , genetics , physiology , psy- chology , sociology , and philosophy . However , my focus is on human ...
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... wife , Sherry , and sons , Bryan and Kevin , are continual sources of inspiration and love as we all learn to follow the path of well - being together . This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Introduction , xv 1. ix.
... wife , Sherry , and sons , Bryan and Kevin , are continual sources of inspiration and love as we all learn to follow the path of well - being together . This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Introduction , xv 1. ix.
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... Development , 60 3. The Measurement and Movement of Human Thought , 79 The Path of the Psyche , 79 Experiencing the Stages of Self - Aware Consciousness , 84 Description and Measurement of Thought , 95 Movement of Thought xi Contents.
... Development , 60 3. The Measurement and Movement of Human Thought , 79 The Path of the Psyche , 79 Experiencing the Stages of Self - Aware Consciousness , 84 Description and Measurement of Thought , 95 Movement of Thought xi Contents.
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2 The Search for an Adequate Psychology | 35 |
3 The Measurement and Movement of Human Thought | 79 |
4 The Social Psychology of Transcendentalism | 137 |
5 Psychophysical Theories of Contemplation | 189 |
6 Psychophysiology of Awareness | 231 |
7 The Epigenetic Revolution | 269 |
8 The Irreducible Triad of WellBeing | 313 |
The Quantitative Measurement of Thought | 353 |
Index | 359 |
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