Summary
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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, childhood and development… A must read for students.
Chapter 2: The Mind
The Mind
The Mind
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Learning Objectives – At the End of the Chapter You Will Be Able To…
- Delineate different strata within the subjective domain (and also appreciate their interaction)
- Understand the concepts of consciousness, awareness, attention, and mindfulness
- Identify different meditation practices and meditation-based interventions
- Appreciate the importance of (and means towards) enhancing body awareness
- Use PPIs to develop emotional intelligence
- Deploy a range of cognitive (discursive) strategies to enhance wellbeing
- Know ways of promoting a sense of meaning in life
List of Topics…
- Consciousness, awareness and attention
- Types of meditation
- Mindfulness-based interventions
- Embodiment
- Body awareness therapies
- Emotional intelligence
- Meaning, coherence and purpose
- Logotherapy
- Narratives
- Personal projects
- Possible selves
- Awareness+
In Chapter 1 we introduced our LIFE model, ...
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