Positive Health
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-24638-3 (ISBN)
This comprehensive compendium offers a wealth of research-informed tools that can boost both physical and mental wellbeing throughout the lifespan. Filled with more than 100 activities to help you live life better, this book is the first of its kind to integrate the latest research from the fields of positive psychology and lifestyle medicine.
Striking a careful balance between theory and practice, the book first reviews what is known about positive psychology and health, presenting a novel approach to holistic wellbeing. It then goes on to provide more than 100 tools designed to increase physical, mental and social health and wellbeing, and also to decrease the risk of illness and disease. The tools described can be used by people of all ages, whether well or experiencing illness. It includes tools that you can use to improve your nutrition and sleep, to increase your physical activity, to develop positive relationships, to develop a positive mindset and to pursue a meaning in life. These tools provide research-informed, practical advice to help you to make lasting changes and become the best possible version of yourself.
This book is invaluable for anyone who wishes to maintain and enhance their health and wellbeing using tools that have been shown through research to be effective. It is also a key text for students in positive psychology and healthcare, as well serving as an evidence-based reference book for coaches and health professionals who wish to recommend research-informed tools to their clients and patients.
Jolanta Burke (PhD) is a chartered psychologist specialising in positive psychology and a senior lecturer at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. For more information go to www.jolantaburke.com. Pádraic J Dunne (PhD) is an immunologist (research scientist) and accredited psychotherapist with an interest in researched meditation-based interventions for health, managing burnout among healthcare workers and community-based digital solutions for promoting health and wellbeing. Trudy Meehan is a chartered clinical psychologist and lecturer at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Professor Ciaran O’Boyle is a psychologist and pharmacologist with a particular interest in the interface between lifestyle medicine and positive psychology. During a long career at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, he established the University’s Department of Psychology, its Institute of Leadership and its Centre for Positive Psychology and Health. Christian van Nieuwerburgh is a professor of coaching and positive psychology at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Principal Fellow at the Centre for Wellbeing Science at the University of Melbourne, and global director of Growth Coaching International.
PART 1: HEALTH AND WELLBEING. 1. INTRODUCTION. PART 2: HEALTH AND WELLBEING TOOLS. 2. CALMING TOOLS. 3. ENERGISING TOOLS. 4. COPING TOOLS. 5. FEELING-GOOD TOOLS. 6. MEANING-MAKING TOOLS. 7. RELATIONSHIP TOOLS. 8. PROSPECTING. 9. EMERGING TOOLS AND CONCEPTS. PART 3: MAKING A LASTING CHANGE. 10. GOING WITH THE WAVES OF CHANGE.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.08.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 300 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie | |
| Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Neurologie / Psychiatrie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-24638-3 / 1032246383 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-24638-3 / 9781032246383 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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