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PublisherFree Press

ISBN-100743204751

ISBN-139780743204750

eBay Product ID (ePID)1938681

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Book TitleHealing the Hardware of the Soul : How Making the Brain-Soul Connection Can Optimize Your Life, Love, and Spiritual Growth

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicTheology, Neuroscience, Healing / General, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, General

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-Help, Psychology, Medical

AuthorDaniel G. Amen

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-050142

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsEmmett Miller, M.D.author ofDeep Healingand the web site www.DrMiller.comHealing the Hardware of the Soultakes science a brave and much-needed step forward, bringing mind, body, and soul together in a most fascinating way. It will prove as enlightening for health professionals and religious/spiritual teachers as for anyone who desires deep self-knowledge., Diane E. Hough, M.S.Counseling Professionals Northwest, Mercer Island, WashingtonDr. Amen's work brings science to character traits once considered to be moral or psychological flaws and opens up a door of opportunity to optimize the strength of the human spirit. His book allows people to create behavior changes worthy of trust, leading to healthier relationships by integrating physiology, psychology, and spirituality., Thomas M. Brod, M.D.Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLADr. Amen links his new observations of brain effects to real problems many people suffer, and then offers solid practical advice about what to do about them. Applying his discoveries, many of my patients have experienced "miracles" of sustained relief from misery they thought would be theirs for life., Timmen Cermak, M.D.author ofA Time to Heal: The Road to Recovery for Adult Children of AlcoholicsDr. Amen takes another bold step toward a unified understanding of the human brain andallof our human experience. Since all consciousness funnels through the brain, we must accept that the health of our personality can never outstrip the health of our brain. Consequently, our spiritual maturity also rests upon optimal functioning of the brain., Barry Sears, M.D.author ofThe ZoneAmen continues to be one of the most innovative researchers of the mind. He is one of the few scientists willing to cross the frontier between neurology and religion to describe the soul in terms of cutting-edge science. I strongly recommend this book to anyone searching to build a better life.

Dewey Decimal616.8/52

Table Of ContentContents1 Understanding the Brain-Soul ConnectionOne: The Brain Is the Soul's Fragile Dwelling PlaceThe Feedback Loop Between the Brain and the Soul Offers New AnswersTwo: Seeing into the Soul's HardwareNew Insights from Brain Imaging and NeuroscienceThree: The Thoughtful, Compassionate BrainThe Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)Four: The Flexible, Growth-Oriented BrainThe Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Basal GangliaFive: The Spiritual and Passionate BrainThe Temporal Lobes and Deep Limbic SystemSix: The Good, Bad, and Emotionally UglyBrain and Personality DevelopmentSeven: In God's HouseBrain Health and the Sunday SermonEight: Lead Us Not into TemptationBrain-Soul Connections and Disconnections for Parents, Bosses, Community, Church, and World Leaders2 Optimizing the Brain-Soul ConnectionNine: Amen Brain System Checklist and Strategies to Optimize Each Brain AreaTen: Healing the Hardware of the SoulExercises to Focus on Eternal Values and Direct Your Thoughts and ActionsEleven: Healing Painful Deep Soul MemoriesTwelve: Prayerful Brain EnhancementThirteen: Soul to SoulConnectednessFourteen: Mind Medication and the SoulDoes Medication Make You Someone Different or the Person You Really Are?Fifteen: Forgiveness, a New LookReferences and Suggested Further ReadingClinic and Web Site InformationIndex

SynopsisDr. Daniel Amen's breakthrough brain-healing program has helped hundreds of thousands to overcome depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention deficit disorder. The maverick author ofChange Your Brain, Change Your Lifeand Healing ADD now presents his proven program for repairing and strengthening our relationships, child-rearing practices, work and study routines, and, ultimately, our soulful connections, in the deepest ways possible. Guided by this book, each of us can learn to balance and optimize the parts of the brain responsible for inner growth, intimacy, and spiritual health.Drawing upon his experience with over fourteen thousand brain-imaging studies of patients from all walks of life, Dr. Amen has developed an essential tool called the Amen Brain System Checklist, a 101-question self-test used to evaluate the five brain systems that are key to achieving and maintaining a healthy brain-soul connection. The questionnaire identifies the problem brain areas readers may need to work on, offers insight into the degree to which these imbalances affect their lives, and provides targeted strategies for each area of the brain involved with spiritual issues.These are just a few of the many "brain prescriptions" to be found inHealing the Hardware of the Soul: Develop focus and improve decision-making with the One-Page Miracle for the Soul Use prayer, meditation, and diaphragmatic breathing exercises for superior emotional and spiritual flexibility Heal painful deep soul memories through thought and behavior exercises Learn how forming strong, positive new bonds actually controls impulsive behavior and stabilizes mood swings Dr. Amen's recommendations include cutting-edge advice on diet, nutritional supplements, and the judicious use of medication when needed. He also explains which medications can unbalance the brain when used improperly. Dramatic before-and-after pictures of the brain demonstrate the medical effectiveness of these clinically based healing techniques.Whether we learn the self-help strategies of cognitive reprogramming, self-hypnosis, or nutraceutical therapy, seek out psychotherapy, or rely on prescription antidepressants and antianxiety medications, Dr. Amen's sage advice and comprehensive treatment programs give us all the tools we need to optimize our work, relationships, and spiritual connections to become the people we want to be., A cutting-edge synthesis of science and practice, this book covers everything from sports-related concussions to less common types of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and related complications. Preeminent authorities review what is known about mTBI in childhood and adolescence-including its biomechanics, pathophysiology, and neurological and neurobehavioral outcomes-and showcase evidence-based clinical evaluation tools and management strategies. Challenging areas such as evaluating complicated mTBI and treating persistent problems after injury are discussed in detail. Also addressed are forensic issues, injury in very early childhood, and other special-interest topics.

LC Classification NumberBT741.3.A48 2002