{"product_id":"9781570253225","title":"Coping With Loneliness - Facilitator Reproducible Guided Self-Exploration Activities","description":"Human beings are social by nature and need human interaction and connectedness. When people experience adequate levels of human interaction and connectedness, they feel a sense of satisfaction. On the other hand, when people are experiencing inadequate levels of interaction and connectedness, they feel lonely — something's missing.\u003cp\u003eIn our society filled with people who communicate primarily with a wide variety of technology, face-to-face social interaction has become less common,\u003cbr\u003efeelings of connectedness are rare, and people are lonelier than ever before. Technology can provide a false sense of being connected twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. This feeling of virtual connection, however, may be deceiving, and people benefit with social face-to-face connections with other people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNegative feelings of loneliness can lead to a variety of other health-related concerns and stress-related conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. In addition, is often related to addiction, various forms of anti-social behavior, disrupted sleep patterns and various mental-health conditions. People experiencing long-term (chronic) form of loneliness are more susceptible to experiencing these wider effects of loneliness. If your participants are experiencing any of these effects, suggest they see a medical professional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to deal successfully with all of the types of loneliness, people must find creative ways of coping. The \u003cem\u003eCoping with Loneliness Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eprovides assessments and self-guided activities to help participants learn useful skills for coping creatively with the various types of loneliness. Many choices of self-exploration activities are provided for participants to determine which best suit their unique needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four chapters include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Level of Loneliness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Personal Characteristics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Coping with Loneliness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlone Time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whole Person Associates, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047472218352,"sku":"9781570253225","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781570253225_p0.jpg?v=1763792457","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781570253225","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}