POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide /
"This broad and innovative self-development guide shows readers how they can use scientific findings from contemporary positive psychology to enhance their lives. Containing dozens of practical exercises and real-life examples, it helps bring positive psychology findings from the lab into day-t...
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New York, NY : Routledge,
2020
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| description | "This broad and innovative self-development guide shows readers how they can use scientific findings from contemporary positive psychology to enhance their lives. Containing dozens of practical exercises and real-life examples, it helps bring positive psychology findings from the lab into day-to-day life. Divided into six parts and covering a wide array of themes, this book is designed to help people with or without mental health problems enhance their well-being. It answers questions like: what is well-being? What are the main determinants of well-being, and how can we sustain it? There are also chapters on physical exercise, progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness meditation, savouring pleasures, creative solution-finding and developing compassionate relationships. This non-technical and highly accessible book will be of interest to those from all backgrounds with an interest in self-development, as well as mental health workers and related professionals" |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5579472020-12-19T17:21:06ZPOSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / Carr, Alan, author New York, NY : Routledge,2020eng"This broad and innovative self-development guide shows readers how they can use scientific findings from contemporary positive psychology to enhance their lives. Containing dozens of practical exercises and real-life examples, it helps bring positive psychology findings from the lab into day-to-day life. Divided into six parts and covering a wide array of themes, this book is designed to help people with or without mental health problems enhance their well-being. It answers questions like: what is well-being? What are the main determinants of well-being, and how can we sustain it? There are also chapters on physical exercise, progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness meditation, savouring pleasures, creative solution-finding and developing compassionate relationships. This non-technical and highly accessible book will be of interest to those from all backgrounds with an interest in self-development, as well as mental health workers and related professionals"Includes bibliographical references and indexPART ONE : CREATING RESILIENCE -- 01. Positive psychology -- 02. Highly valued goals -- 03. Personal strengths -- PART TWO: HEALTHY BODY AND MIND -- 04. Physical exercise -- 05. Relaxation -- 06. Meditation -- PART THREE: ENJOYING LIFE -- 07. Savouring and flow -- 08. Gratitude -- PART FOUR: CONSTRUCTIVE THOUGHT AND ACTION -- 09. Optimism -- 10. Solution-finding and problem-solving -- PART FIVE: STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS -- 11. Compassionate relationships -- 12. Couple relationships -- 13. Parent-child relationships -- PART SIX: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES 14. Grit and perfectionism -- 15. Courage, fear and posttraumatic growth -- 16. Assertiveness and anger -- 17. Forgiveness -- 18. Managing your life."This broad and innovative self-development guide shows readers how they can use scientific findings from contemporary positive psychology to enhance their lives. Containing dozens of practical exercises and real-life examples, it helps bring positive psychology findings from the lab into day-to-day life. Divided into six parts and covering a wide array of themes, this book is designed to help people with or without mental health problems enhance their well-being. It answers questions like: what is well-being? What are the main determinants of well-being, and how can we sustain it? There are also chapters on physical exercise, progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness meditation, savouring pleasures, creative solution-finding and developing compassionate relationships. This non-technical and highly accessible book will be of interest to those from all backgrounds with an interest in self-development, as well as mental health workers and related professionals"PSZJBLPositive psychologyWell-beingSelf-actualization (Psychology)URN:ISBN:9780367224349 |
| spellingShingle | Positive psychology Well-being Self-actualization (Psychology) Carr, Alan, author POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / |
| title | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / |
| title_full | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / |
| title_fullStr | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / |
| title_full_unstemmed | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / |
| title_short | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND YOU : A self-development guide / |
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| topic | Positive psychology Well-being Self-actualization (Psychology) |
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