astronomy

Harold H. Bloomfield

Harold H. Bloomfield is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Harold H. Bloomfield rather than just read about it. In short: Harold H. Bloomfield (born October 8, 1944) is an American psychiatrist and author.

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Reference excerpt

Harold H. Bloomfield (born October 8, 1944) is an American psychiatrist and author.

Early life and education Bloomfield was born on October 8, 1944, in New York, New York, to an accountant and housewife. He grew up in New York City and showed interest in becoming a psychiatrist at age seven. Bloomfield graduated cum laude with a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center with an M.D. with honors. He worked at the Kaiser Foundation's hospital in San Francisco as an intern from 1969 to 1970. He did his psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine from 1970 to 1973.

Career He received the David Berger Award in 1978 and the Golden Apple Award in 1982. He worked at the Institute of Psychophysiological Medicine in El Cajon, California, from 1970 to 1973 and became its director of psychiatry in 1974. He became a professor of psychiatry at Maharishi International University in 1974. He was adjunct professor of psychiatry at Union Graduate School and director of his own practice called Age of Enlightenment Center for Holistic Health in San Diego, California, from 1972 to 1973. Bloomfield has authored or co-authored 20 books and was a founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. He is the author of Making Peace with your Parents, Making Peace with Yourself, Making Peace with Your Step-Parents, Making Peace with Your Past, Hypericum (St. John's Wort) & Depression, How to Heal Depression, and the bestsellers How to Survive the Loss of a Love and TM: Discovering Inner Energy and Overcoming Stress. According to his publisher his books have sold more than seven million copies and have been translated into over 30 languages. According to a 1986 survey published in the American Journal of Psychotherapy Bloomfield's book, How to Survive the Loss of a Love, was one of the top ten self-help books recommended by the 123 American psychologists in the survey. Bloomfield received the Theodor Geisel Book Award in 1999. Bloomfield practised Transcendental Meditation; he traveled with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. He was a candidate for Governor of California in 1998 on the Natural Law Party ticket and received 27,000 votes. He has appeared in numerous TV shows including The Merv Griffin Show, Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, CNN, Good Morning America and 20/20. Bloomfield's book Making Peace with God was published in October 2003. Bloomfield has received the Medical Self-Care Book of the Year Award and the American Holistic Health Association Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life Bloomfield married Sirah Vetesse in 1982 and divorced 20 years later. He has one child, a daughter.

Publications How to Survive the Loss of a Love Making Peace with your Parents Making Peace with Yourself Making Peace with Your Step-Parents Making Peace with Your Past Hypericum (St. John's Wort) & Depression How to Heal Depression TM: Discovering Inner Energy and Overcoming Stress Making Peace with God

References

External links New York Times article Los Angeles Times

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harold H. Bloomfield

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harold H. Bloomfield claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Harold H. Bloomfield before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Harold H. Bloomfield ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Harold H. Bloomfield

In research: Harold H. Bloomfield appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Harold H. Bloomfield in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Harold H. Bloomfield is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1944 births, American self-help writers, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harold H. Bloomfield outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Harold H. Bloomfield in simple terms?

Harold H. Bloomfield (born October 8, 1944) is an American psychiatrist and author.

Why does Harold H. Bloomfield matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Harold H. Bloomfield?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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