Posts tagged with 'positive psychology'
The 5 minute 'Health Read; - Positive Psychology: recent research (December)
10th December 2023
I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in brief updates on recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write an approximately 1,200 word (5 minutes to read) blog post pretty (today's is a little longer!) much every week, highlighting helpful material …
Positive psychology and psychedelics: possible synergies
22nd June 2022
I gave a talk today about Positive Psychology and suggested a couple of areas where there could be helpful synergies with psychedelics. Here is the full downloadable talk and below are a few of the slides ... initially just below are the first three: I've written in the past about …
Accentuate the positive: how to go about it
13th September 2019
"You've got to spread joy up to the maximum. Bring gloom down to the minimum. Otherwise pandemonium ... Liable to walk upon the scene". Bing Crosby sings In the last blog post "Accentuate the positive: an exciting new psychotherapy development", I described the encouraging results being reported by researchers exploring …
Accentuate the positive: an exciting new psychotherapy development
4th September 2019
"You've got to accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. Latch onto the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr In-Between". Bing Crosby sings! I was really intrigued by the recent paper from Michelle Craske, Alicia Meuret & colleagues - "Positive affect treatment for depression and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial for a …
CBT World Congress: 3rd conference day - working alliance, cbt v's ipt, iapt, positive psychology & imagery
20th July 2019
This is the third & last day of the conference proper ... More to follow
Recent research: articles from winter/spring journals
21st April 2019
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - Endnote - which currently contains well over 27,000 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant …
How to live well: 10th meeting - review & next steps
17th November 2018
"When I get to heaven, they will not ask me 'Why were you not Moses?'. They will ask 'Why were you not Susya? Why did you not become what only you could become?'" Susya, a Hasidic rabbi "Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, …
Recent research: articles from summer/autumn journals
13th November 2018
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - Endnote - which currently contains well over 26,500 abstracts. I also regularly tweet about emerging research, so following me on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ (click on the relevant …
How to live well: 9th meeting - social identity theory, strength of weak ties & Fredrickson's emotional resonance
30th October 2018
"No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." John Donne This is the third in a triad of sessions in the "How to live well: a shared exploration" course which has focused on the crucial area of …
How to live well: 8th meeting: nourishing relationships, conflict & wisdom, and attachment
24th October 2018
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart." Dhammapada We introduced the first of three sessions on relationships in last week's meeting - "How to live well: 7th meeting - relationships, roles, Dunbar, needs & dyads". We looked particularly at Funeral speeches/current progress, Dunbar's 5-15-50-150 …