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Positive Psychology in Practice

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`Positive Psychology in Practice' any psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist or life coach worth their salt would buy this book. It is second to none in clinical terms.

P.Alex Lindley and Stephen Joseph edited it and they were obviously inspired by an outside force as it is remarkable and salient to all.

The write-up says it is `the cutting edge of positive psychology and an emblem of its future' and it really is just that.

My experience in Clinic in Liverpool's Rodney St and London's Harley St over the last 25 years seems to pale in to insignificance when I realise just how much more I could have offered if this science had been around, how much more this therapy will benefit future generation is all in this book.

I recommend it also to anybody wanting to improve their lot in life. It is written in easy to understand laypersons language.

The editors have gathered papers from some of the leaders in this science and it just jells together to give professional and amateurs alike an insight in to themselves and others. Well done Alex and Stephen it's a `must have'.

Mike Whitenburgh
Psychoanalyst.

This is a wonderful resource on positive psychology. The theory is translated into useful operations that are easily understood and implemented.

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Positive Psychology in Practice

Pros:
1. I enjoy the concepts of "extrinsic goals" and "intrinsic goals", "satisficers" and "maximizers", as well as the evidence/literature the authors provided to support their stance on these concepts.
2. Language is really easy to understand; even college students that have little training or experiences in psychotherapy theories are mostly likely able to grasp the main concepts.


Cons:
1. The language and ideas in this book tend to be repetitive. I skipped several chapters when I read it.
2. The so-called "positive psychology" theory, compared to other deep-rooted psychotherapy theories, appear to be too contemporary, by which I mean the authors really had to stretch things out in order to "make a theory". Some of their ideas can be fully understood and explained in other original theories in therapy, e.g. existentialism.
3. This concept, positive psychology, is more for counseling folks, including therapists and clients, rather than clinical folks. I, from a heavy clinical background, found the content of this book difficult to grasp.
4. I really disagree with some of the ideas discussed in the text.

I agree with the previous reviewer. Like Pscyho-cybernetics and "The Secret," if you think "positively," you affect positive change.

But wait, I know many devotees who are a complete mess, insisting their positive psychology has boundless joys -- apparently for other people, because "thinking it so" does not make it so.

As a teen, I had this crush on a person. I took the Bull by the Horns, and insisted he like me. When he flipped me the bird, I got real.

Wishful thinking is simply wishful. Positive thinking is no different. Warm and fuzzy psychology is like the power of channeling Ramtha. No causations, just voices in your head. I don't expect psychology to prescribe anti-psychotics, because they can't. They're only pseudo-doctors. So what are psychiatrists' defense?