Mindfulness - Couverture souple

Langer, Ellen J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0201523418 ISBN 13 : 9780201523416

Editeur : Da Capo Lifelong Books, 1990

Synopsis

Book by Langer Ellen J

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Ellen J. Langer, Harvard professor of psychology, determines that the mindless following of routine and other automatic behaviors lead to much error, pain and a predetermined course of life.

In this thought provoking audiobook, her research has been "translated" for the lay listener. With anecdotes and metaphors, Langer explains how the mindless--as opposed to the mindful--develop mindsets of categories, associations, habits of thought born of repetition in childhood and throughout schooling. To be mindful, she notes, stressing process over outcome, allows free rein to intuition and creativity, and opens us to new information and perspectives.

Langer discusses the negative impact of mindsets on business and social relations, showing special concern for the elderly, who often suffer from learned helplessness and lack of options.

Encouraging the application of mindfulness to health, the author affirms that placebos and alternative, mind-based therapies can help patients and addicts move from unhealthy to healthy contexts.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ellen J. Langer, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Harvard University, is the author of Personal Politics (with Carol Dweck), The Psychology of Control, and Mindfulness, which has been published in ten countries. She is also coeditor of Higher Stages of Development and Beliefs, Attitudes and Decision Making. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and numerous awards including the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest of the American Psychological Association.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0201523418
• ISBN 13: 9780201523416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256