by Walsh, RN and Shapiro DH (EDS)
Explorations of Exceptional Psychological Wellbeing. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983.
*Foreign Edition: Japanese (Seido-sha).
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In Search of a Healthy Person: Walsh, R. and Shapiro, D. H. In search of the healthy person: An introduction. In R. Walsh and D. H. Shapiro (eds) Beyond Health and Normality: Explorations of Exceptional Psychological Wellbeing. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983, pp. 3-13.
Chapters:
- Chapter 2: Science or Sermon: Values, Beliefs, and an Expanded Vision of the Human Potential
- “Cults, the Occult, and Science” – written for a lay audience.
- Thanks to Ellen McGrath, Ph.D. for her comments on a previous draft.
- Ellen McGrath: “Balanced and powerful…“
- Johanna: “You are wrestling with the tension between seeing that science does not have all the answers, while avoiding the seduction of cultish beliefs. It is really well-written“
- Thanks to Ellen McGrath, Ph.D. for her comments on a previous draft.
- A reply to Andy Rooney (60 Minutes)
- “Cults, the Occult, and Science” – written for a lay audience.
- Chapter 7: Well-Being and Relationship (1983)
- Chapter 10: Zen and the Art of Enlightenment: Reflections on an Empty Mirror
- Chapter 16: Self-Control and Positive Health: Multiple Perspectives of Balance
- Chapter 18: A Content Analysis of Eastern and Western, Traditional and New Age Approaches to Health, and Healing