Better Than Normal

How What Makes You Different Can Make You Exceptional

Dale Archer

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Three Rivers Press
15 March 2013

Psychology

A New York Times bestseller that offers a groundbreaking new view of human psychology, showing how eight key traits of human behavior--long perceived as liabilities--can be important hidden strengths

A New York Times bestseller that offers a groundbreaking new view of human psychology, showing how eight key traits of human behavior--long perceived as liabilities--can be important hidden strengths

What if the inattentiveness that makes school or work a challenge holds the secret to your future as an entrepreneur? What if the shyness in groups that you hate is the source of deep compassion for others? What if the anxiety and nervousness you often feel can actually help energize you?

Renowned psychiatrist and popular on-air personality Dr. Dale Archer believes that behaviors frequently labeled ""ADHD,"" ""bipolar,"" and ""OCD"" are often normal human qualities--and he contends that we all experience these and other psychological traits to some extent yet fail to leverage the significant advantages they can offer. Worse, we stigmatize one another for these aspects of our personalities.

In Better Than Normal, Dr. Archer offers an empowering framework for redefining mental health. Drawing on his 20 years of clinical experience, he describes eight traits of human behavior, each of which occurs along a continuum rather than as a simple on-off switch. These are the aspects of our personality that we worry about the most, but these are also the very things that make us distinctive and different. Filled with engaging anecdotes and practical tools to help readers capitalize on their unique characteristics, Better Than Normal offers a new and liberating way to look at ourselves and others.

By: Dale Archer
Imprint: Three Rivers Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780307887481
ISBN 10: 0307887480
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DALE ARCHER, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist and distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, founded the Institute for Neuropsychiatry and the psychiatric program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. He also the author of The ADHD Advantageand runs DrDaleArcher.com, a free advice website.

Reviews for Better Than Normal: How What Makes You Different Can Make You Exceptional

A psychiatric pep talk guaranteed to rev up any reader. Booklist Archer s creative redressing of these pathologically considered conditions is compelling and will definitely capture the attention of readers eager to re-diagnose themselves using his spectrum scale. Kirkus Reviews [An] extraordinary book. -LibraryJournal.com With his fresh approach and some interesting ideas, Archer normalizes personality characteristics too often seen as pathological. - Publishers Weekly