Overcoming Childhood Misfortune: Children Who Beat the Odds

by Warren A. Rhodes, Warren Rhodes, Kim Hoey

Book Overview

Traditionally, psychology has concentrated on factors that contribute to individuals becoming unhealthy and has paid very little attention to those individuals who become healthy when all indications would predict the opposite. Many children overcome adverse conditions and become successful adults. Their stories often go untold, taking backseat to stories and investigations of failed lives and broken dreams. This book retrospectively explores the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275940810
• ISBN13: 9780275940812
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"