{"product_id":"loneliness-updated-recent-research-on-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-our-lives-paperback","title":"Loneliness Updated: Recent Research on Loneliness and How It Affects Our Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmi Rokach\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"To be alone is to be different. To be different is to be alone, and to be in the interior of this fatal circle is to be lonely. To be lonely is to have failed\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e (Susan Schultz, 1976)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoneliness carries a significant social stigma, as lack of friendship and social ties is socially undesirable, and social perceptions of lonely people are generally unfavourable. Lonely people often have very negative self-perceptions, believing that the inability to establish social ties is due to personal inadequacies or socially undesirable attributes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is divided into three parts. The first part reviews loneliness in general, describing what it is and how it affects us. The second part examines loneliness throughout the life cycle, analysing how it affects us in childhood, adulthood and as we age. The final part explores the connection between loneliness and other conditions such as arthritis, eating disorders and depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoneliness Updated offers the latest research on how loneliness can affect us in our daily lives, and how it is expressed as we travel through life from childhood to old age. It will be a highly interesting read for scholars, students and researchers of clinical psychology, particularly those interested in further exploring the effects and consequences of loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmi Rokach\u003c\/strong\u003e is a clinical psychologist who has been exploring loneliness and its effects for the past 30 years. Aside from helping people deal with their loneliness and pain, he also teaches in the psychology departments at York University in Toronto, Canada, and The Centre for Academic Studies, in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733700342067,"sku":"9781138945388","price":104.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bko0QXdId2lwUkhBMnBMSkl6L210Zz09.webp?v=1763942617","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/loneliness-updated-recent-research-on-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-our-lives-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}