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Holiday Blues : rediscovering the art of celebration / by Herbert Rappaport, Ph. D.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rappaport, Herbert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holiday stress.
- Holidays.
- Families.
- Adult children--Family relationships.
- Adult children.
- Self-management (Psychology).
- Stress (Psychology).
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 176 pages ; 24 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Other Title:
- Rediscovering the art of celebration
- Place of Publication:
- Philadeophia, Pa. : Running Press, 2000.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter II. The Holidays: An Overview of Our Celebration. Religious Holidays; Universal Secular Holidays; Personal Holidays; Missed Holidays
- Chapter III. Holiday Blues Profiles: Are You a Grinch, a Loner, a Merrymaker, or a Lost Soul? Anxiety; Sadness/Depression; Frustration/Anger
- Chapter IV. Techniques for Surviving the Holiday Blues: Ten Commandments to Help Improve the Quality of Celebration. The Ten Holiday Commandments. Embrace Holiday Essence; Exercise Choice; Exercise Imagination; Be Pro-Active; Adjust Expectations; Be Present; Practice Altruism; Focus on Relationships; Have Patience; Help!
- Chapter V. Beyond Survival: Celebrating Positive and Authentic Holidays. Constancy; Evolutionary Celebration; Vacation: The Unstructured Holiday; The Transmission of Holidays; Celebration as a Mirror.
- Notes:
- "A 12-Month Guide to Getting Everything You Want Out of Stressful Holidays and Family Gatherings"--Dustjacket.
- "Cover designed by Bill Jones. Interior designed by Jan Greenberg. Edited by Danielle McCole. Typography: Stone Serif, Stone Sans, Perpetua."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies 1 & 2 have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copy 2 dustjacket has label "To Get More from Your Book Visit EnchanceNOW.com"
- Running Press copies 1 & 2 are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0762408065
- 9780762408061
- OCLC:
- 45322150
- Online:
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