UID:
almahu_9949383772002882
Umfang:
1 online resource (429 pages)
ISBN:
9781000546927
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1000546926
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9780429274855
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0429274858
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9781000551747
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1000551741
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9781000556568
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1000556565
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
PART 5: Strengthening relationships
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Cover; Praise; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; PART 1: Creating resilience; Chapter 1: Positive psychology; The PERMA theory of well-being; PERMA profiler self-assessment exercise; Benefits of well-being and happiness; Broaden and Build theory; Causes of happiness and well-being; Adapting to positive and negative life events; Predicting happiness; Effective positive psychology interventions; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Books; Chapter 2: Highly valued goals; Goals and well-being; Examples of highly valued goals
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Goals in domains of health, relationships, work and leisureCharacteristics of highly valued goals; Setting highly valued goals; Clarifying and refining your highly valued goals; Monitoring progress towards highly valued goals; Increasing progress towards highly valued goals; SMART and CLEAR short-term goals; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Chapter 3: Personal strengths; The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths; Signature strengths; What do we know about the science of character strengths?; Signature strengths exercise; Example of signature strengths exercise
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Variations on the signature strengths exerciseSummary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Books; PART 2: Healthy body and mind; Chapter 4: Physical exercise; How much exercise should I do?; Set up a schedule; Start gradually; Do what's convenient; Pacing your sessions; Keeping your heart rate in the target zone; Motivating yourself; Overcoming obstacles; Keeping an exercise log; Take medical precautions; Diet; Sleep; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Books; Chapter 5: Relaxation; Doing progressive muscle relaxation; Relaxation exercise rules; Variations on a theme
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Dermot the IT programmer with shoulder painWhat if I can't relax? Cathy with anxiety; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Books; Chapter 6: Meditation; MBSR and MBCT; Mind-wandering and reactions to negative mood states; Mindfulness; The being mode and the doing mode; Introducing mindfulness into your life; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Books; PART 3: Enjoying life; Chapter 7: Savouring and flow; Savouring; Flow; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resources; Book; Chapter 8: Gratitude; State and trait gratitude; Gratitude journal; Other gratitude exercises; Summary
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Where are you now?Web resources; Book; PART 4: Constructive thought and action; Chapter 9: Optimism; ABC analysis; Optimistic and pessimistic thinking styles; When is an optimistic thinking style most useful?; Why are most people optimistic?; Long-term effects of optimism; Exercises for developing optimism; Reducing pessimism and increasing optimism; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resource; Book; Chapter 10: Solution-finding and problem-solving; Problem-solving and well-being; Problem-solving; Solution-finding; Summary; Where are you now?; Web resource; Books
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Carr, Alan. Positive Psychology and You : A Self-Development Guide. Milton : Routledge, ©2019 ISBN 9780367224349
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429274855
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429274855
