It's My Life: Adapting in Changing Economic Times
with George Vaillant, MD and Dan Ariely, PhD

Saturday, May 30, 2009

The Friday Center, UNC-Chapel Hill

9-12noon Open to the General Public

2-5pm Open to the Mental Health Professionals

Press Release May 1, 2009

Article and Video on Dr. George Vaillant's research on Positive Emotions

Shenk, J.W. (2009, June). What makes us happy? The Atlantic on the web. Retrieved May 13, 2009, from http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200906/happiness

Video on Dr. Dan Ariely's research on Behavioral Economics

We're all predictably irrational [Video]. (2009). Retrieved May 13, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhjUJTw2i1M

The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation is pleased to present George Vaillant, MD, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and Professor at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Vaillant is well-known as a researcher who has been able to take the psychoanalytic concept of defense mechanisms and to apply them to the long-term empirical Study of Adult Development at the Harvard University Health System.  Naturally, this interest led him also to study the process of recovery from mental illness, successful aging, and the role of positive emotions in all areas of health.  He has become a celebrated speaker and consultant for seminars and workshops throughout the world, culminating in a visiting professorship at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.  His books include, Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith (2008), Aging Well (2002) and Adaptation to Life (1977) just to name a few.

CV for Dr. George Vaillant

The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation is pleased to present Dan Ariely, Ph.D., psychologist, economist and James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics.  He was formerly the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics at MIT, where he still holds an appointment as head of the eRationality Research Group.  Dr. Ariely earned his B.A. from Tel Aviv University, his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from UNC Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. in business from Duke University. His research focuses on irrationality in the decision-making process, particularly involving money and health.  Dr. Ariely is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (2008)

CV for Dr. Dan Ariely

Additional Information:

2009 Public Lecture

2009 Workshop for Mental Health Professionals

Ticket Registration

Registration Deadline: May 22, 2009
Register online at www.ncpsychoanalysis.org or complete the mail-in form. Tickets purchased in advance will be held at the registration desk. Call (919) 847-2323 for ticket availability after deadline

Information

For more information, email info@ncpsychoanalysis.org or call (919) 847-2323. Tickets purchased in advance will be held at the registration desk. Follow link for information on the workshops for mental health professionals.