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Behaviorists, Skinner, Watson

Behaviorists, John Watson, B.F. Skinner, emphasize behavioral elements that bring about desired change, comparison with lifetrack therapy and models of positive mental health which place equal weight on cognition, emotion and action. Continue reading

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Current Psychology

Current psychology, positive mental health vs. preventive mental health, attending to risk factors, using crisis as an opportunity to build inner health, positive definition of health based on criteria of Jahoda. Continue reading

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Freud Psychology

Freud Psychology, a Japanese psychiatrist discusses Freud psychology, psychoanalysis and its differences with a psychology based on models of health as proposed by Maria Jahoda. The Lifetrack model of health is compared to psychoanalysis. Continue reading

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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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Popular Children Books

A list of popular children books promoting happiness, optimism, social learning, positive mental health, spirituality, countering the effects of bullying, resilience. Continue reading

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Bullying Effects and Children

Mom Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other a book on bullying effects, stress children, children bullying, kids bullying, why do bullies bully and how to beat them at their own game. A book to be used in school bullying programs to reduce school bullying statistics and to help children and adults remain one of a kind. Psychology based book from the Positive Mental Health Foundation based on Lifetrack concepts on Happiness and Health. Book sample pages on http://www.natsays.com 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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