The quest to feel good / Paul R. Rasmussen.

""This is one of those rare books written for professionals as well as everyone else who seeks happiness in their lives. Rasmussen's genius lies in helping us understand the meaning and purpose of emotional response and adaptation. I predict that this will be a foundational work that will inspire ps...

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Main Author: Rasmussen, Paul R.
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, [2010], ©2010.
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Physical Description:xx, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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520 1 |a ""This is one of those rare books written for professionals as well as everyone else who seeks happiness in their lives. Rasmussen's genius lies in helping us understand the meaning and purpose of emotional response and adaptation. I predict that this will be a foundational work that will inspire psychological research, guide counselors and therapists through diagnosis and psychotherapy, and help everyone who reads it get their Z-Factor on."---James Robert Bitter, EdD, Professor, Counseling, Easl lennesse State University, Author, The Theory and Practice of Family Therapy and Counseling"" ""While much has been written on the topic, this book is a brilliant contribution to the study of emotions. Some highlights include the section on the physiological foundations, which has an excellent section on neurotransmitters, biochemical imbalances, and the diathesis-stress interaction; Sections III and IV, which are helpful in describing clinical implications; and S̀hortcuts to joy and happiness,' a helpful antidote to an often stress-filled world."---Daniel Eckstein, PhD, Professor, Medical Psychology, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch-Antilles, West Indies" ""Dr. Rasmussen has done a masterful job in addressing the power and purpose of Vàlidating' and còmpelling' emotions and how counselors and therapists can facilitate emotional reorientation with clients. Although based primarily from an Adlerian theoretical framework, Rasmussen draws from diverse theoretical and research literatures in a highly integrative manner, making this a valuable book for clinicians, regardless of their theoretical perspective."---Richard E. Watts, PhD, Professor of Counseling, Director, Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Counselor Education, Sam Houslon State University. Hunlsville, Texas, Editor, Counseling and Values and the Journal of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious values in Counseling, Author, Interventions and Strategies in Counseling and Psychotherapy" "Emotions, rather than simply being the result of random or disordered biochemical processes, are adaptive mechanisms that are often overly relied upon as a function of basic learning processes. The Quest to Feel Good helps the reader understand that negative emotions serve a critical adaptive purpose that functions in relation to one's ultimate desire for a felt-positive state. Paul Rasmussen addresses the role of emotions as adaptive components, in combination with cognitive and behavioral processes, to our overall orchestration of life. To this end, the therapist is directed to use a client's negative affect as a means of guiding critical therapeutic conclusions and decisions. Rasmussen emphasizes an integration of the basic premises of Adlerian psychology with the evolutionary-imperative model presented by Theodore Millon (1990, 1999). This integration is used to explain the primacy of emotions in the manifestation of most clinical conditions. This critical integration and focus makes the volume important, necessary, and unique to mental health professionals. Case examples and illustrations are also offered throughout the text."--BOOK JACKET. 
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