HEALTHY PLEASURES
Robert Ornstein, Ph.D., and David Sobel, M.D.
Addison-Wesley, 1989
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• Derive practical suggestions for enhancing mental and physical well-being
• Review recent research findings in medicine, biology and psychology
• Learn how simple pleasures, such as a hug, watching our favorite baseball team, a hearty laugh, a good deed, a thought-provoking book or even a three-hankie movie, have a positive effect on our ability to ward off disease
• Use the Pleasure Principle to help patients start enjoying life as well as to lower blood pressure, reduce depression, decrease the risk of heart disease and cancer, manage stress, and boost the immune system
Robert Ornstein, Ph.D., President of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge, is the author of twenty books on mind, brain, and health.
David Sobel, M.D., M.P.H., is regional director of preventive medicine for Kaiser Permanente, the world's largest health maintenance organization.
11 CE credits; 301 pages
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