Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, 1st Edition
An Integrative Handbook of the Mind
$45.45
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
22 March 2012
Summary
Many fields have explored the nature of mental life from psychology to psychiatry, literature to linguistics. Yet no common “framework” where each of these important perspectives can be honored and integrated with one another has been created in which a person seeking their collective wisdom can find answers to some basic questions, such as, What is the purpose of life? Why are we here? How do we know things, how are we conscious of ourselves? What is the mind? What makes a mind healthy or un…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393707137 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 039370713X |
| Author: | Daniel J. Siegel |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 22 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 627g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology |
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“The book is a fascinating and lively guide, which engages the reader on many levels … . You can turn to any page of the book and find an access point to explore a web of integrated knowledge.”
“The book is a fascinating and lively guide, which engages the reader on many levels … . You can turn to any page of the book and find an access point to explore a web of integrated knowledge.” – Journal of Analytical Psychology (UK)“Many have explored the nature of mental life, yet no interdisciplinary approach has existed to address its issues or even define what the mind is. This book offers a new way of assessing how the mind works.” – Midwest Book Review“Siegel’s book does an amazing job reflecting his vast knowledge of how our brains and our relationships interact to shape our lives.” – PsychCentral
About The Author
Daniel J. Siegel
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, founding co-director of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, founding co-investigator at the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain and Development, and executive director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions, and communities. Dr. Siegel’s psychotherapy practice spans thirty years, and he has published extensively for the professional audience. He serves as the Founding Editor for theNorton Professional Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology which includes over three dozen textbooks. Dr. Siegel’s books include Mindsight, Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology, The Developing Mind, Second Edition, The Mindful Therapist, The Mindful Brain, Parenting from the Inside Out (with Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.), and the three New York Times bestsellers: Brainstorm, The Whole-Brain Child (with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.), and his latest No-Drama Discipline (with Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.). He has been invited to lecture for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, and TEDx.
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