Quantum Change When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives

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Pub. Date: 2001-05-02
Publisher(s): The Guilford Press
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Summary

These compelling stories of epiphanies and sudden insights inspired Mi ller and C'de Baca to examine the experience of "quantum change" throu gh the lens of scientific psychology. Where does quantum change come f rom? Why do some of us experience it, and what kind of people do we be come as a result? The answers that this book arrives at yield remarkab le insights into how human beings achieve lasting change--sometimes, e ven, in spite of ourselves.

Author Biography

William R. Miller, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, where he has been teaching and learning since 1976. His 25 books and many scientific publications reflect his interests in the psychology of change, the treatment of addictions, and the interface of psychology and spirituality. Drs. Miller and C'de Baca began their collaborative research on quantum change in 1990, and this book is the first full report of their work.

Janet C'de Baca, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of New Mexico. She is currently a research scientist with the Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, in Albuquerque. Her professional interests include cross-cultural psychology and the prevention and treatment of addictive behaviors.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Preface ix
Part I. THE CONTEXT
Something Old, Something New
3(8)
The Landscape of Quantum Change
11(12)
Before
23(12)
Part II. INSIGHTS
The Insightful Type of Quantum Change
35(13)
Boom
48(3)
Taking the AA Train
51(6)
A Mirror and Two Roses
57(4)
Awakening
61(4)
Ripples
65(6)
Part III. EPIPHANIES
The Mystical Type of Quantum Change
71(22)
The Reluctant Mystic
93(9)
Something Like a Star
102(8)
A Voice in the Fireplace
110(4)
At Pecos
114(4)
Trampoline
118(9)
Part IV. REFLECTIONS
After
127(17)
Are Quantum Changes Always Positive?
144(11)
What Happened?
155(27)
Messages to Humankind
182(10)
Epilogue 192(1)
Afterword 193(3)
An Invitation 196(1)
Appendix 197(4)
Notes 201(6)
Index 207(5)
About the Authors 212

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