We all want to be happy, and there are plenty of people telling us how it can be achieved. The positive psychology movement, indeed, has established happiness as a scientific concept within everyone's grasp. But is happiness really something we can actively aim for, or is it simply a by-product of how we live our lives more widely?
Dr. Mick Power, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Clinical Programmes at the National University of Singapore, provides a critical assessment of what happiness really means, and the evidence for how it can be increased. Arguing that...
We all want to be happy, and there are plenty of people telling us how it can be achieved. The positive psychology movement, indeed, has establishe...
Edited by leading figures in the field, this handbook gives an overview of the current status of cognition and emotion research by giving the historical background to the debate and the philosophical arguments before moving on to outline the general aspects of the various research traditions. This handbook reflects the latest work being carried out by the key people in the field.
Edited by leading figures in the field, this handbook gives an overview of the current status of cognition and emotion research by giving the historic...
An introductory overview of a range of influential theories and treatment approaches to the main psychological problems experienced in adulthood. The key areas outlined include cognitive behavioural, psychoanalytic, social and biological approaches to to the problems being considered. The psychological problems covered include depression, anxiety schizophrenia, eating disorders, drug addiction, and sexual and marital problems.
An introductory overview of a range of influential theories and treatment approaches to the main psychological problems experienced in adulthood. The ...
This fully updated third edition of the highly praised "Cognition and Emotion" provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research on both normal emotional experience and the emotional disorders.
The book provides a comprehensive review of the basic literature on cognition and emotion it describes the historical background and philosophy of emotion, reviews the main theories of normal emotions and emotional disorders, and the research on the five basic emotions of fear, anger, sadness, anger, disgust and happiness. The authors provide a unique integration of two areas which are...
This fully updated third edition of the highly praised "Cognition and Emotion" provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research on both n...
