Positive Psychology and You: A Self-Development Guide

By Alan Carr and Alan Carr

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367224356
• ISBN13: 9780367224356
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.7"