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Positive Psychotherapy Workbook

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Tayyab Rashid, Martin Seligman

  • Positive Psychotherapy Workbook

208 pages
2019
ISBN: 9780190920241

For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking, and restoring dysfunctional relationships is curative. But something important has been overlooked: the positives. Shouldn't making us happier, better people be explicit goals of therapy?

Positive Psychotherapy: Workbook guides readers through a session-by-session therapeutic approach based on the principles of positive psychology, an exciting new area of study examining the factors that enable us to flourish.

This workbook, designed to be used in conjunction with the accompanying clinician's manual, first explains what exactly positive psychotherapy is, exploring the important concepts of character strengths. What follows are 15 positive psychotherapy sessions, each complete with lessons, guidelines, skills, and worksheets for practising positive psychology skills learned in session.

Those interested in improving well-being through psychotherapy will find in Positive Psychotherapy a refreshing complement to other approaches, endowing readers with a sense of purpose and meaning that many have found lacking in more traditional therapies.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THIS WORKBOOK

CHAPTER 1: SESSION ONE: Positive Introduction and Gratitude Journal

CHAPTER 2: SESSION TWO: Character Strengths and Signature Strengths

CHAPTER 3: SESSION THREE: Practical Wisdom

CHAPTER 4: SESSION FOUR: A Better Version of Me

CHAPTER 5: SESSION FIVE: Open and Closed Memories

CHAPTER 6: SESSION SIX: Forgiveness

CHAPTER 7: SESSION SEVEN: Maximizing versus Satisficing

CHAPTER 8: SESSION EIGHT: Gratitude

CHAPTER 9: SESSION NINE: Hope and Optimism

CHAPTER 10: SESSION TEN: Post-traumatic Growth (PTG)

CHAPTER 11: SESSION TEN: Slowness and Savoring

CHAPTER 12: SESSION TWELVE: Positive Relationships

CHAPTER 13: SESSION THIRTEEN: Positive Communication

CHAPTER 14: SESSION FOURTEEN: Altruism

CHAPTER 15: SESSION FIFTEEN: Meaning and Purpose

CONCLUSION: The Full Life

APPENDICES

  • A: Relaxation & Mindfulness Practices
  • B: Gratitude Journal
  • C: Positive Psychotherapy Inventory (PPTI)
  • D: Building Your Strengths

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