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Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Crises of all kinds impact us psychologically, emotionally, and physically. Learning to turn crises into opportunities, however, can lessen the negative impact and help us respond positively and constructively when life turns against us. This book shows us how to let go of a crisis mentality and develop an opportunity mindset in the face of crises.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Description
Melody Beattie provides a six-week action plan, challenging people to practice her miracle exercise for forty days. she instructs listeners to complete a daily gratitutde list, which includes what they don't like about their lives, and provides a series of activities that will help them recognize what miracles they want to create. It's crucial, she shows, for people to be grateful for what they have and what they are, not what they want or wish they...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Abused by his mother as a child, Dave hastaken everything that has happened to him and turned it into something positive so that he can help others. Dave explains how we can move beyond a painful history, harmful negative thoughts, and innumerable setbacks by taking control and beeing accountable for our lives. Filled with his own history as well as the personal struggls of those who have followed his three-step plan for turning adversity into triumph."...
Author
Publisher
Sound Ideas
Pub. Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
What if you could see around the corners of your life? There are certain days in life that stand out because they are among the toughest that you or someone you love will experience. Your quality of life is a function of how you handle these days when they arrive. Will you be ready? Will you survive and be better for it, or will you cave? In Real Life, Dr. Phil McGraw gives you a crisis plan for confronting what he believes are the seven most common...
Author
Language
English
Description
First published in 1980, Transitions was the first book to explore the underlying and universal pattern of transition. Recently named one of the fifty most important self-help books of all time, Transitions remains the essential guide for coping with the inevitable changes in life. Transitions takes readers step-by-step through the three perilous stages of any transition, explaining how each stage can be understood and embraced. Offering an elegantly...
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 87
Publisher
[Natural Hazards Center]
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Coping self-efficacy is defined as a person's subjective appraisal of his/her ability to cope with the environmental demands of the stressful situation. Coping efficacy in dealing with the coping demands following the bombing would explain a significant proportion of the variance in PTSD symptomology and general psychological distress over and above several control variables (e.g., social support, threat of death).
Author
Publisher
Front Range Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The greatest fears I had during my grieving was that I was losing control, going crazy, and might make decisions that would harm me, my family, and my friends. This included suicidal thoughts which scared the hell out of me. I was desperate to find answers. Quickly, I found those answers would be hard to find, as resources for widowers are minimal and often of dubious value. In Widower to Widower, I've compiled the most vital information I could...
Author
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"If you ve found yourself almost inconsolable after your pet died, please know that you're normal. If you've found that your family and friends don't seem to understand the level of your grief, please know that, too, is normal. Without comparing our relationships with our pets to those with people, we know that, because of the unique emotional relationships we have with our pets, their deaths produce a level of pain that is difficult to describe....
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Language
English
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Description
In Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Worst Days of Your Life, bestselling author and talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw suggests how to confront what he believes are the seven most common critical days that you or a loved one are likely to face: the day that you or someone you love has their heart shattered by death, divorce, or losing something of great value; the day that you realize you have lived your life as a sellout and that every choice you have...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Today show co-anchor shares the inspirational stories of six individuals who persevered and thrived in the face of devastating life challenges, from a woman who became a health advocate after losing 340 pounds to a civilian hero who saved a burn victim on September 11 only to discover that two family members died in the tragedy.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
"For gay men, the demands of the AIDS epidemic are enormous and unrelenting. Regardless of HIV status, all are called on to maintain vigilant safety with sex, to face down a cultural stigma greater even than homophobia, and to somehow find a way to go forward in a world heavy with loss. At long last, current medical breakthroughs offer the hope of changing the face of the epidemic, but the psychological crisis continues. New infections are on the...
Author
Series
Working paper volume 70
Publisher
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English