Positive Psychology and You: A Self-Development Guide [Hardcover]

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.

PART 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 exel+