Robert J Wicks

Bounce

Living the Resilient Life

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Bounce: Living the Resilient Life, Robert Wicks shows you not just how to manage stress, but how to transform stressful situations into opportunities to live a more meaningful, self-aware, and compassionate life. Wicks makes available to everyone techniques he has used for over 30 years in helping physicians, nurses, psychotherapists, educators, social workers, ministers, and relief workers not only survive but flourish in highly stressful occupations. You'll learn a wide range of methods to help you bounce back from stress and live life to the fullest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 148mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9780195367683
• ISBN-10: 0195367685
• Artikelnr.: 26396772

Autorenporträt

Dr. Robert Wicks received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Presently, he is a professor at Loyola University Maryland. In 1994, he was responsible for the psychological debriefing of relief workers evacuated from Rwanda during their bloody civil war. In 2006, he delivered a presentation on self-care at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and Walter Reed Army Hospital to health care professionals responsible for Iraqi war veterans with multiple amputations and severe head injuries. Dr. Wicks is author of numerous books including The Resilient Clinician (OUP, 2008), Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice (OUP, 2006), and the acclaimed best seller, Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times (Sorin Books, 2003). He lives with his wife Michaele in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Have a Life! An Introduction
* 2: Navigating Life's Rough Waters
* 3: Expanding the Horizons of Personal Renewal: Creating and Tailoring
Your Own Self-Care Protocol
* 4: A Powerful Healing Combination: Friendship, Resilience, and
Compassion
* 5: Discovering the Rest of Your Story: Employing Positive Psychology
in Self-Appraisal and in Raising the Quality of Your Life
* 6: The First Step toward Self-Knowledge: Debriefing of Yourself
* 7: Solitude, Silence, and Mindfulness: Centering Yourself in a Driven
World
* 8: The Simple Care of a Hopeful Heart: A Brief Epilogue
* Appendix A. Creating and Reflecting Upon Your Own Resilience Profile:
An Exercise in Strengthening Your Inner Life
* Reading Further. Resilience, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, and
Contemporary Autobiographies/Biographies of Resilient People
* Works Cited
* Index