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Noteworthy books related to the study of Adversity Quotient® (AQ®) and resilience. Stumbling on Happiness Author: Daniel Gilbert Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard, draws on psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and behavioral economics to argue that, just as we err on remembering the past, so err on imagining the future. He reveals that the limitations of our imaginations may be getting in the way of our ability to know what happiness is. An interesting and thought-provoking approach to happiness. Handbook of Resilience in Children Editors: Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks The Handbook is the first such volume that attempts to determine the ways in which the hypothetical and theoretical concepts of resilience can be applied in practice. It provides clinicians, academics, and mental health professionals with the information needed to affect positive youth development. Strengthening Family Resilience (Second Edition) Author: Froma Walsh Focusing on what we can learn from resilient individuals and well-functioning families, this book provides clinicians with a framework for preventive and interventive work with families that are distressed or at risk. Walsh draws on current research and extensive clinical experience to identify the key processes that buffer families in times of stress, including belief systems, family structure, and communication patterns. Readers learn strength-promoting, collaborative strategies for helping families deal with divorce, death, and other losses, multicrisis situations; and persistent challenges such as illness and poverty. Primer in Positive Psychology Author: Christopher Peterson A Primer in Positive Psychology is thoroughly grounded in scientific research and covers major topics of concern to the field: positive experiences such as pleasure and flow; positive traits such as character strengths, values, and talents; and the social institutions that enable these subjects as well as what recent research might contribute to this knowledge. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill Author: Matthieu Ricard Never has happiness as an emotional and physical state of being been so widely discussed. Matthieu Ricard is one of the most compelling voices on the subject, and one of the few who can bring together the teachings of Eastern and Western thought. In this accessible new work, Ricard provides a straightforward assessment of how to create true and lasting happiness. The Science of Happiness: How Our Brains Make Us Happy and What We Can Do to Get Happier Author: Stefan Klein A leading German science journalist explores the nature of happiness through the latest research in brain science in this instructive study. Positive and negative feelings, he says, are generated by different mental systems; thus, people whose right frontal lobe dominates tend to be more pessimistic, while those with a stronger left lobe are predisposed to optimism and self-confidence. Despite genetic programming, the author says, the brain is “malleable,” and anyone with a desire for happiness is able to perceive and experience more pleasurable emotions. Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment Drawing on scientific research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession’s paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion and mental health. Happiness, studies show, is not the result of good genes or luck. It can be cultivated by identifying and nurturing traits that we already possess — including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity. Handbook for Working with Children and Youth: Pathways to Resilience across Cultures and Contexts This handbook examines lives lived well despite adversity. Calling upon some of the most progressive thinkers in the field, it presents a collection of writing on the theories, methods of study, and interventions that promote resilience. Handbook of Resilience in Children The Handbook examines the ways in which the hypothetical and theoretical concepts of resilience can be applied in practice. It provides clinicians, academics, and mental health professionals with the information needed to affect positive youth development. Harvard Business Review Series on Building Personal and Organizational Resilience This collection of articles looks at the nature of individual and organizational resilience, an issue that has gained special urgency in today’s unstable world environment Human Psychoneuroimmunology This book presents an up to date account of the human evidence in the field of psychoneuroimmunology. Each chapter written by international experts in the field and provides the reader with an up to date account of the research. Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology Psychoneuroimmunology investigates the relationships between behavior, psychosocial factors, the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems, as well as disease. This book provides introductory text for this complex field. Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life Martin E.P. Seligman shows how live with “flexible optimism.” Drawing from more than twenty years of clinical research, he outlines techniques to help people rise above pessimism and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts and build a life of rewards and lasting happiness. Molecules of Emotion: The Science behind Mind-Body Medicine This book is pioneering research on how the chemicals inside our bodies form a dynamic information network, linking mind and body. By establishing the biomolecular basis for our emotions and explaining these scientific developments, Pert empowers us to understand ourselves, our feelings, and the connection between our minds and our bodies. Neurophysiology This textbook presents a clear account of neurology/neuroscience for students. It integrates information on basic neurophysiology with functional neuroanatomy, core neurology and clinical cases and provides new material on channels and receptors, central motor system, ‘higher’ functions and development. A New Kind of Science This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments, Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. This book allows scientists and non-scientists alike to participate in what promises to be a major intellectual revolution. Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Human Strengths Positive psychology is concerned with the enhancement of happiness and well-being, involving the scientific study of the role of personal strengths and positive social systems in the promotion of optimal well-being. This book offers an accessible introduction to this emerging field of clinical psychology. The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life Brooks and Goldstein (the authors of Raising Resilient Children) describe how adults can develop a “resilient mindset.” Using many examples from their clinical practice, they outline how this mindset is best achieved. Psychoneuroimmunology (2 Volume Set) This book provides an extensively referenced summary of the behavioral, neural and endocrine regulation of immune responses and of the effects of immune system activity on neural and endocrine functions and behavior. Resilience at Work: How to Succeed No Matter What Life Throws at You Resilience at Work encourages the determination to face stressful problems instead of denying or avoiding them. This book provides tools to work constructively and remain hardy through difficult situations, and turn stressful changes in the workplace into opportunities. Resilience: Discovering a New Strength at Times of Stress Drawing on more than 30 years of case studies from his own psychiatric practice, Flach reveals an antidote to the destructive qualities of stress — physical, mental, and emotional resilience. It includes a chapter on post traumatic stress disorder and research on nerve cell plasticity. The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life’s Inevitable Obstacles The Resilience Factor is a practical roadmap for navigating unexpected challenges, surprises, and setbacks at work and home. The premise — your thinking style determines your resilience. The authors synthesize decades of research in cognitive psychology, particularly the work of Aaron Beck and Martin Seligman, to create seven practical strategies. The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks The Resiliency Advantage helps readers banish
negative, self-defeating thoughts and break free from the roles
of “victim” and “good child” while improving
problem-solving skills, maintaining humor and optimism during rough
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