Redirect: the surprising new science of psychological change [1st ed] 9780316192071, 0316192074, 9780316192088, 0316192082

What if there were a magic pill that could make you happier, turn you into a better parent, solve a number of your teena

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Redirect: the surprising new science of psychological change [1st ed]
 9780316192071, 0316192074, 9780316192088, 0316192082

Table of contents :
Redirect : small edits, lasting changes --
Testing, testing : does it work? --
Shaping our narratives : increasing personal well-being --
Shaping our kids' narratives : becoming better parents --
Just say ... volunteer : preventing teenage pregnancies --
Scared crooked : reducing teenage violence --
Everybody's doing it ... or are they? : reducing alcohol and drug abuse --
Surely they won't like me --
or will they? : reducing prejudice --
It's about me, not my group : closing the achievement gap --
Sustained change : finding solutions.

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