Positive Psychology for Overcoming Depression: Self-help Strategies to Build Strength, Resilience and Sustainable

ISBN-13: 9781786781468 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 264 str.

Miriam Akhtar

Opis

A revised and updated version of the groundbreaking 2012 book that was the first of its kind to explain how following the evidence-based principles of Positive Psychology - often now known as the "science of happiness" - can help readers beat the blues and live a happier, more fulfilled life.

A founding member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) explains key strategies to help you not only overcome depression but also reduce the chances of it occurring or recurring. As you practise the simple yet highly effective exercises, you will find your mood lifts naturally, your confidence, resilience, positivity and strength grow, and your outlook becomes more optimistic. These strategies come not only from the author's professional practice but also her background as someone who has suffered from depression herself.

The book begins by explaining the core principles of Positive Psychology, which is the scientific study of optimal functioning - what it takes to feel good, function well and flourish. It then goes on to focus on how its simple but profound techniques, from learning to savour positive events, expressing gratitude for everyday experiences, practising meditation, and working on cultivating increased optimism in the face of difficulties, can help to prevent the appearance of the dreaded 'black dog' or reduce your symptoms and allow the sun to shine on your life once more.