Category Archives: Positive Mental Health

Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow theories, Maslow, psychological aspirations or universal human psychological needs, comparison with Lifetrack, a model of positive mental health that allows for tradeoffs of psychological needs, and integrates a model of the mind at its best and in distress. Continue reading

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Carl Rogers Psychology

Carl Rogers, self-actualization, theory, psychology of optimal health, unconditional positive regard as a condition for self actualization, theories discussed and compared to Lifetrack therapy, the importance of the therapist relationship, and the fastest route for creating unconditional positive regard. Continue reading

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Positive Psychology Flow and Definitions of Wellbeing

Positive Psychology Flow is compared to optimal adjustment in the Lifetrack model of Positive Mental Health. The spheres of psychological existence in which flow is experienced is examined, Is flow a goal in itself? Is wellbeing? Continue reading

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Happiness, Pleasure, Life Purpose, Wellbeing?

Explanation and definitions of happiness, pleasure, life purpose and wellbeing by the Positive Mental Health Foundation and the Lifetrack model of Positive Mental Health. Continue reading

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The Future of Positive Psychology and Psychiatry

Positive Psychology and Positive Mental Health, science of health, defining and quantifying models of health, criteria by Jahoda, Lifetrack, a new model of health in the field of psychiatry, breakthrough intimacy, the role of psychiatrists in defining a positive psychology. Continue reading

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Life Questions

Life Questions, FAQ on Lifetrack and Lifetrack therapy, positive psychology, positive mental health, optimal adjustment, positive psychology and flow, Carl Rogers, Maslow hierarchy of needs, psychoanalysis and Lifetrack, preventive mental health vs positive mental health, behaviorists such as Skinner, Henry Murray list of needs, Lifetrack theory and organismic theory or systems theory, Prozac and Lifetrack, DSM Classifications and Positive Mental Health, Is the definition of happiness and quantification of happiness impossible? Why attempt it? Continue reading

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Symptoms of Stress and Anxiety

About stress, symptoms of stress and anxiety, five major stress types: symptoms of stress and anxiety, stress and anger, physical symptoms of stress, depression stress, and psychosis. Definition of stress symptoms, ability to track symptoms of stress and signs of stress using the Lifetrack model of Positive Mental Health. Continue reading

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Work Definition

Work Definition or definition of achievement as three dimensions: task, interpersonal or self dimension in work. Dimensions break down into elements that can be defined, tracked and quantified to improve our capacity to enjoy work. Continue reading

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Test Love : Stages of Transformation

Four stages of transformation provoked by deepening intimacy with a spouse or committed relationship, inner transformation, personality change, personality growth, find love, self, and greater capacity to deal with stress at work by increasing elements of intimacy, marriage therapy, separation marriage, marriage and intimacy Continue reading

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Breakthrough Intimacy

Breakthrough intimacy; a rapid increase in intimacy in nine elements of closeness with a spouse or equivalent committed relationship. This breakthrough influences all areas one life : love, work and play to a far greater extent than direct work on the achievement or self sphere. Transformation through Intimacy, marriage intimacy, love definition, marriage and intimacy, beyond separtion marriage. Continue reading

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