Gerald Amada

Gebundenes Buch

The Power of Negative Thinking

Coming to Terms with our Forbidden Emotions

Beschreibung

Although society encourages us to deny and repress such negative emotions as rage and resentment, psychiatrists know that such denial can lead to a variety of psychological, physical, and social problems. In this bold book, Gerald Amada reveals how our _" emotions, if properly understood and accepted, can actually be transformed into behavior that is both personally fulfilling and socially constructive.

Autor

Dr. Gerald Amada, one of the founders and a director of the Mental Health Program, City College of San Francisco, is now retired after a thirty-year career at that college. He also maintained a private psychotherapy practice for over thirty years. He received B.A. and M.S.W. degrees at Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in social and clinical psychology at the Wright Institute, Berkeley, California. He has published thirteen books and over ninety articles and book reviews on the subjects of mental health, psychotherapy, and disruptive student issues.Dr. Amada has been a book reviewer for the American Journal of Psychotherapy, University Press of America, The San Francisco Chronicle, The American Psychological Association and the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. He was a member of the editorial board and the book review editor of the last-mentioned journal. He is the recipient of the 1984 Award of Excellence in the category of administrator, Post Secondary Education, conferred by the National Education Special Needs Personnel, Region 5, which comprises 18 states.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781568331256
• ISBN-10: 1568331258
• Artikelnr.: 21209923