{"product_id":"9781489981936","title":"The Positive Psychology of Personal Transformation: Leveraging Resilience for Life Change","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Positive Psychology of Personal Transformation: Leveraging Resilience for Life Change\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGarbarino, James\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the current climate of economic and environmental uncertainty, it is all too easy for individuals to feel hopeless about their lives and indifferent to the problems of others. But according to leading psychologist, James Garbarino, this is the peak time for people to enhance their optimism, empathy, and emotional responsiveness. In his important new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Positive Psychology of Personal Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Garbarino reveals the social basis for moral development in adversity, and the mental and physical benefits of psychological and spiritual growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing widely on his years as a healing professional and own experience of personal crisis as well as on decades of resilience and happiness literature, the author traces the evolution of the moral sense that affects all human relationships, including the one with the Earth itself. In these compelling pages, Dr. Garbarino:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines how humans’ deep bonds with dogs can model positive human relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompares the risks and benefits of the “oblivious” versus the self-aware life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the role of trauma in heightening our sense of the meaning of life and defines the experience of transformational grace in adversity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains current manifestations of narcissism and the need for “the positive death of the self.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsserts that every person is capable of “living an ‘extraordinary’ life.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book with vast significance across the healing disciplines, \u003ci\u003eThe Positive Psychology of Personal Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e should be read, savored, and practiced by researchers, practitioners, and scientists in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology; social work; educational and community psychology; sociology; and public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-10-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781489981936\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4419-7744-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 121\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674988560524,"sku":"9781489981936","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781489981936.jpg?v=1776539383","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781489981936","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}