Psychological Health

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“
  • A reply to Andy Rooney (60 Minutes)
• Chapter 7: Well-Being and Relationship (1983)
  • Additional comments on Relationship article from Johanna and Deane (2020)
• 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

by Shapiro, DH, Santerre, C, .Shapiro, SL, Astin, JA, Shapiro, JD, Huston, JA

(2010) Psychological Health. in The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology. Fourth Edition, Vol 3, I. Weiner & W. E. Craighead (Eds.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. 1323-1325

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by Shapiro, DH, Santerre, C, .Shapiro, SL, Astin, JA

(2004) Psychological Health. in Craighead, W.E.& Nemeroff, CB (Eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Neuroscience. The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. 3rd Edition.,pp 747-749 (abridged version)

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by Shapiro, DH, Santerre, C, .Shapiro, SL, Astin, JA

(2001) Psychological Health. in Craighead, W.E.& Nemeroff, CB (Eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Neuroscience. The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. 3rd Edition.

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by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.

(1987) Psychological Health. In Corsini, R. (ed) Encyclopedia of Psychology. New York: Wiley, Vol. 3, 99-101, 1984. *Abridged version (1987) 889-890. 2nd Edition, 1994.

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by Shapiro, DH, Santerre, C, .Shapiro, SL, Astin, JA

(1984) Psychological Health. in Craighead, W.E.& Nemeroff, CB (Eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Neuroscience. The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.

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for an educated lay audience
by Shapiro, J & Shapiro D.H.