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The Resilience Factor
Submitted by Jeanne K. on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 4:31pm.
“The Resilience Factor”
I found The Resilience Factor by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte to be an informative manual on how to improve one’s resiliency and bounce back from life’s many setbacks. Both Reivich and Shatte have worked extensively with Martin Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania and it shows in the way that this book elaborates on many of the ideas that Seligman presented in Authentic Happiness. The first chapter provided the “groundwork” and pillars upon which the research behind this book was built upon. Many of these pillars mirror those of positive psychology such as; focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses, reaching out and teaching resilience skills to children to avoid depression as adolescents and adults (49-62).
I found The Resilience Factor by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte to be an informative manual on how to improve one’s resiliency and bounce back from life’s many setbacks. Both Reivich and Shatte have worked extensively with Martin Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania and it shows in the way that this book elaborates on many of the ideas that Seligman presented in Authentic Happiness. The first chapter provided the “groundwork” and pillars upon which the research behind this book was built upon. Many of these pillars mirror those of positive psychology such as; focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses, reaching out and teaching resilience skills to children to avoid depression as adolescents and adults (49-62).
Csikszentmihalyi in Seattle Monday 2/11 and Tuesday 2/12
Submitted by Jeanne K. on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 7:53pm.
Hey everyone! I'm super excited because Csikszenthialyi (the flow guy) will be speaking as part of a lecture series at the UW on Monday 2/11 and Tuesday 2/12. It's a bit of a hike for some of you but it's free. here's the link to find more info:
http://www.ucds.org/workshops/
It couldn't have happened at a better time for me becuase i am doing a contract in psychology and creativity this quarter as well as the Pos. Psych class. Serendipitous, no?
PS. if you want to go you have to RSVP to: brookel@ucds.org
hope to see you there!
