Sentences with phrase «positive psychology books»

Elaine has contributed to Positive Psychology books including by Kathryn Britton, and Marie - Jose Schaar, Lucy Hone, and Dr. Marsha Snyder.

I started reading positive psychology books and using positive psychology theories about six years ago.

Not exact matches

Zappos founder Tony Hsieh ends his Delivering Happiness book with a chapter on positive psychology (research on happiness).

Published in 2013, this was the first book (and still may be the only one) that shows how bullying relates to ACEs — and how parents can prevent it using positive psychology.

I've pulled insights from books on parenting, personal development and psychology into this journal so it can help you not just embrace but live the positive parenting philosophy.

In her engaging and tightly reasoned book Bright - Sided (Metropolitan Books, 2009), she shows how the positive - psychology movement was born in the halcyon days of the 1990s when the economy was soaring, housing prices were skyrocketing, and positive - thinking gurus were cashing in on the motivation business.

And if my book can have any positive effect I would hope it would be to prompt people to think about alternative hypotheses and different ways in which evolutionary theory might inform psychology.

Psychology can and should do more than reduce mental suffering, argues positive psychology guru Martin Seligman in his persuasive booPsychology can and should do more than reduce mental suffering, argues positive psychology guru Martin Seligman in his persuasive boopsychology guru Martin Seligman in his persuasive book Flourish

In the book, Saviuc shares many of the lessons she learned during her healing process,  as well as insights from ancient Eastern wisdom, contemporary spirituality, and scientific research on positive psychology.

But in the real world, as I explore in my book Happy Together: Using The Science Of Positive Psychology To Build Love That Lasts the key to happiness resides in building healthy long - term habits.

Martin Seligman, director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, explored the concept of well - being in his 2011 book Flourish.

Combining the wisdom of the young people in the film with world - class thought leaders in positive psychology, neuroscience and mindfulness, the book is a synthesis of best practices in all these areas.

She is co-author of «When Groups Meet: The Dynamics of Intergroup Contact» (March 2011, Psychology Press), editor of the «Oxford Handbook of Intergroup Conflict» (June 2012, Oxford University Press), and co-editor of «Moving Beyond Prejudice Reduction: Pathways to Positive Intergroup Relations» (February 2011, American Psychological Association Books) and «Improving Intergroup Relations» (August 2008, Wiley - Blackwell).

While Angela Duckworth was working on her book on grit, she chose Scott Barry Kaufman to teach the course Introduction to Positive Psychology.

I am a self - help junkie and regularly read a tonne of positive psychology and self - development books.

Confidence: Your Practical Training: How to Develop Healthy Self Esteem and Deep Self Confidence to Be Successful and Become True Friends with Yourself (Positive Psychology Coaching Series Book 10)

These books about positive training, dog psychology, behavior and posturing are essential if you want to better your relationship.

In his book Flourish, founder of the field of Positive Psychology, Dr. Martin Seligman, explains:

Editor's note: This article appears in part 2 on applications of the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

In his book, Flourish, Martin Seligman describes the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness initiative, an effort to take the basic ideas of positive psychology and adapt them to the needs of soldiers.

He is also cofounder of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program with Martin Seligman (who wrote the book's foreword).

Editor's note: This article and the one Ryan wrote about signature strengths research will form the final chapter in the book, Character Strengths Matter: Living a Full Life, that will be published at the International Positive Psychology Conference on June 25.

[Editor's note: Watch for Todd's new book with Ciarrochi coming out in 2012, Cultivating Well - Being: Treatment Innovations in Positive Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Beyond.]

On scholarly level, I am writing a book about what drives us in life, based upon positive psychology, psych theory and eternal truths from Genesis.

Editor's Note: This article appears at the end of Part 1 of the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

If you are wondering about practical exercises to strengthen humility (or any of the 24 character strengths), see my Positive Psychology at the Movies 2 (2014) book, in which we discuss 6 in particular for strengthening humility.

Editor's Note: This article is included in the Persistance chapter of the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Author of 5 psychology books including 101 Activities for Happiness Workshops, Positive Psychology: A Practical Guide and The Happinesspsychology books including 101 Activities for Happiness Workshops, Positive Psychology: A Practical Guide and The HappinessPsychology: A Practical Guide and The Happiness Equation.

Happily Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love that Lasts by Suzann and James Pawelski is that book.

Editor's note: Both parts of this interview are included in the Leadership chapter of the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

The book Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love that Lasts by Suzie and James Pawelski has done just that.

The book is based on research on the interaction among the various aspects of good health and intelligently weaves in the research in positive psychology on self - regulation, goal pursuit, and successful change to help people make sustainable change to their behavior.

Watch for more about this book, which will be the third in the Positive Psychology News series, along with Resilience: How to Navigate Life's Curves and Gratitude: How to Appreciate Life's Gifts.

«In this brief but significant book, the authors, a grandfather - grandson team, explore how using positive psychology in everyday interactions can dramatically change our lives.»

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I recommend this book to anyone who wants an overview of positive psychology concepts and suggestions for how to apply the ideas to develop more positive emotions, thinking, and acting in order to reduce the risk of depression.

You may also want to read books about resilience, such as the one by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté and the one in the Positive Psychology News series book, Resilience: How to Navigate Life's Curves which is a quick read with many ideas for building resilience.

Vagdevi incorporates mindfulness, neurobiology, and positive psychology into her presentations on relationships, and has published a book chapter on Positive Couple Relationships from evidence based research around the world and several articles on the Gottman method of couples positive psychology into her presentations on relationships, and has published a book chapter on Positive Couple Relationships from evidence based research around the world and several articles on the Gottman method of couples Positive Couple Relationships from evidence based research around the world and several articles on the Gottman method of couples therapy.

But for me the real strength of this book is that the range of topics covered will attract a whole host of new students and researchers to positive psychology and lead to an expansion of the field.

Editor's Note: This article appears in the chapter on Hope in the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Following Thibaut and Kelley's 1959 book The Social Psychology of Groups, I built a device called a «talk table,» in which people could interact and also rate how positive or negative their intentions were and how positive or negative were the impacts of the messages they received.

How else might this book contribute to the practical application of positive psychology in everyday life?

Editor's Note: This articled was commissioned for the character strength Creativity in the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Editor's Note: This article is included in Part 2 on applications of character strengths of the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Emiliya contributed a chapter to the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Editor's note: This article appears in the chapter on Kindness in the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Editor's note: This article and 19 others about gratitude, appreciation, celebrating holidays, and giving gifts are collected into the second book from Positive Psychology News Daily, Gratitude: How to Appreciate Life's Gifts.

Editor's note: This article appeared in the Love and Be Loved chapter of the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

He also contributed a chapter to the Positive Psychology News book, Character Strengths Matter.

Jen contributed a chapter to the Positive Psychology News book, Gratitude: How to Appreciate Life's Gifts.