{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-normal-paperback","title":"The Other Side of Normal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJordan Smoller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enthralling work of popular science, respected Harvard psychiatrist Jordan Smoller addresses one of humankind's most enduring and perplexing questions: What does it mean to be \"normal?\" In \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Smoller explores the biological component of normalcy, revealing the hidden side of our everyday behaviors--why we love what we love and fear what we fear. Other bestselling works of neurobiology and the mind have focused on mental illness and abnormal behaviors--like the Oliver Sacks classic, \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003c\/em\u003e--but \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e is an eye-opening, thought-provoking, utterly fascinating and totally accessible exploration of the universals of human experience. It will change forever our understanding of who we are and what makes us that way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychiatry has ignored the normal. The focus on defining abnormal behavior has obscured what turns out to be a more fundamental question--how does the biology of the brain give rise to the mind, which in turn gives rise to everything we care about: thoughts, feelings, desires, and relationships?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvard psychiatrist Jordan Smoller shows us that understanding what the mind was designed to do in the first place demystifies mental illness and builds a new foundation for defining psychiatric disorders--from autism to depression. Smoller argues there are no bright lines between normal and abnormal. Psychiatric disorders are variations of the same brain systems that evolved to help us solve the challenges of everyday life. Smoller explains where our personalities come from and how the temperaments we had as infants actually stay with us into adulthood. Why do we choose to date, love, and marry the people we do? Why do some of us form healthy relationships while others form unstable ones?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's groundbreaking research and personal experiences treating psychological disorders, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e changes the way we think about the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychiatry has ignored the normal. The focus on defining abnormal behavior has obscured what turns out to be a more fundamental question--how does the biology of the brain give rise to the mind, which in turn gives rise to everything we care about: thoughts, feelings, desires, and relationships?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvard psychiatrist Jordan Smoller shows us that understanding what the mind was designed to do in the first place demystifies mental illness and builds a new foundation for defining psychiatric disorders--from autism to depression. Smoller argues there are no bright lines between normal and abnormal. Psychiatric disorders are variations of the same brain systems that evolved to help us solve the challenges of everyday life. Smoller explains where our personalities come from and how the temperaments we had as infants actually stay with us into adulthood. Why do we choose to date, love, and marry the people we do? Why do some of us form healthy relationships while others form unstable ones?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's groundbreaking research and personal experiences treating psychological disorders, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Normal\u003c\/em\u003e changes the way we think about the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763016925472,"sku":"9780061492204","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d66854b9c2e6f6fae5550216c77ab71d.webp?v=1780228013","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-normal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}