Posts tagged with 'positive psychology'
European positive psychology conference in Copenhagen: Barbara Fredrickson 'How positive emotions work, and why' (fifth post)
4th July 2010
I was at the 5th European Conference on Positive Psychology last month. I wrote a series of four blog posts about it, but in the second I commented "I'm running out of time for this blog post. The second talk was also great - "How positive emotions work, and why" …
European positive psychology conference in Copenhagen: national comparisons, interest conflicts & strengths again (fourth post)
27th June 2010
I blogged yesterday about the second full day of this "5th European conference on positive psychology". So how was the last morning of the conference? In order to catch my flight I only went in for the final two plenary presentations and then left at the coffee break - a …
European positive psychology conference in Copenhagen: eudaimonia, Lego, morality & kayaking (third post)
26th June 2010
Yesterday was the second full day of this "5th European conference on positive psychology". I have already blogged about the first evening and first full day. I didn't go in for the initial two plenary presentations on occupational psychology and on Danish society. I spent the time reading and writing …
European positive psychology conference in Copenhagen: Corey Keyes, Barbara Fredrickson, fitness & strengths (second post)
25th June 2010
Yesterday was the first full day of the conference. I've already written about the first evening. The full day started fairly bright and early at 8.30am. First off was a talk by Corey Keyes, a sociologist from Emory University, Atlanta. I've liked his work, but at first glance at this …
European positive psychology conference in Copenhagen: arriving, opening speeches & reception (first post)
23rd June 2010
I flew into Copenhagen yesterday afternoon. I have a low key good feeling about the place. Nice. Clean. Small enough not to feel overwhelmed. Friendly. How appropriate that Denmark, the hosts of this "5th European conference on positive psychology", have so often been ranked top in the world on life …
Targeting behavioural activation better both for decreasing depression and increasing wellbeing (second post)
23rd May 2010
In yesterday's post "Targeting behavioural activation better both for decreasing depression and increasing wellbeing (first post)", I suggested that there are at least three (and probably many more) interesting ways that could make behavioural activation (BA) both more targeted and potentially more effective. I wrote about aiming BA particularly to …
Targeting behavioural activation better both for decreasing depression and increasing wellbeing (first post)
22nd May 2010
There are a series of meta-analyses showing that "behavioural activation" (BA) is a good treatment for depression and that it is as effective as best-established approaches like full cognitive behavioural therapy - see, for example, last year's paper by Trevor and colleagues "Behavioral activation treatments for depression in adults: a …
BABCP spring meeting: collaborative case conceptualization - including positive psychology (third post)
10th April 2010
Yesterday - in "BABCP spring meeting, second post" - I described my reactions to the "Collaborative case conceptualization" key principle on levels of conceptualization. In today's post I talk about the other two key principles we were presented with - collaborative empiricism and incorporation of client strengths. Collaborative empiricism fits …
BABCP spring meeting: collaborative case conceptualization - cross-sectional & longitudinal (second post)
9th April 2010
Yesterday, in "BABCP spring meeting, first post", I described my initial thoughts arriving at the "Collaborative case conceptualization" workshop. Well, now it's Friday morning. A very social time yesterday evening after the workshop. Slept on a friend's couch. It's fairly bright and early now and their kids haven't yet emerged. …
BABCP spring meeting: collaborative case conceptualization - introduction (first post)
8th April 2010
So here I am sitting in a cafe at Euston station. I came in on the sleeper half an hour or so ago. I slept well, which was a blessing. I love it. A full day's work yesterday, travel while asleep, well set up for a full day today. Sleepers …