Applied positive psychology : integrated positive practice / Tim Lomas, Kate Hefferon, Itai Ivtzan.
By: Lomas, Tim [author.]
Contributor(s): Hefferon, Kate [author.] | Ivtzan, Itai [author.]Material type: 
TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xvi, 223 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781446298626; 1446298620; 9781446298633; 1446298639Subject(s): Positive psychology | Brain | Biochemistry | Microsystem | Ethical practice | Religion and Spirituality | Reflective practice | Mesosystem | Exosystem | Neurons Neural networks | Positive psychology | Psychology, Applied | | DDC classification: 150.1988 LOC classification: BF204.6 | .L66 2014| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-215) and index.
Preparing for the journey -- The mind -- The body and the brain -- Culture and society -- Childhood and development -- Occupations and organisations -- Religion and spirituality -- Ethical and reflective practice.
Introduction Chapter 1: Preparing for the Journey A map to guide us Our motto Chapter 2: The Mind Consciousness Embodiment Emotions Cognitions Awareness+ Chapter 3: The Body and the Brain Biochemistry Neurons Neural networks The nervous system The body Chapter 4: Culture and Society Microsystem Mesosystem Exosystem Macrosystem Ecosystem Chapter 5: Childhood and Development Pregnancy and birth Infancy Early childhood Positive education Positive youth development Development throughout adulthood Positive aging Chapter 6: Occupations and Organisations The mind The body Culture Society Chapter 7: Religion and Spirituality The religion-health connection Meditation and Buddhism Yoga and Hinduism Religion, spirituality, and positive psychology Chapter 8: Ethical and Reflective Practice Ethical practice Reflective practice
If you think you know what positive psychology is, think again! This book offers a new integrative vision for making life better that takes in the body and the brain, culture and society, and childhood and development. Written by the team who lead the Applied Positive Psychology programme at the University of East London you can be sure that the scholarship is cutting edge. A must read for students of positive psychology.
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