“Older people are an important and growing group who represent 16 per cent of the total population. The number of older people within the UK has increased dramatically since 1900 when there were 1.7 million people over the age of 65, to 2005 when there were over 11.2 million in this age group, an increase [...]
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Increasing the emotional resilience of older people
Posted in Cognitive Behavioural, Older People on 29/10/2010 | 1 Comment »
The Politics of Well-Being
Posted in Cognitive Behavioural on 26/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
My aim in this book has been to show that ancient Greco- Roman philosophy remains a living spiritual tradition, which many contemporary people use to cope with adversity and give meaning to their lives. I also wanted to show how modern psychotherapy draws on ancient philosophy, and how millions of people are now, perhaps unconsciously, [...]
Does the happiness formula really add up?
Posted in Cognitive Behavioural, Money, Research on 21/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Being happy is as easy as ABC. Well, ‘S+C+V’, anyway. All you need is a positive outlook (though 60 grand doesn’t hurt). And if you can’t manage that, you can always turn to cognitive behaviour therapy, with its ideology of focusing on the here and now. But is it really healthy to be relentlessly chipper? [...]
Wellbeing from the Inside Out
Posted in Cognitive Behavioural, Happiness on 21/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
“And in all of my experience, I’ve never seen lasting solutions to problems, lasting happiness and success that came from the outside in.” Stephen Covey, author of 7 Habits for Highly Effective People Improving wellbeing requires behaviour or lifestyle change and approaches that work from the outside in, such as advice, information and education are [...]
Understanding Embodied Cognition
Posted in Cognitive Behavioural, Research on 18/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
When someone is described as “chilly,” we understand it means “unfriendly” and not that they should put on a sweater. But using low temperature to capture social remoteness is more than just a convention of language. According to a number of studies, there may be a psychological reason for connecting temperature and social relationships. via [...]
Beliefs and Physical Health
Posted in Beliefs, Cognitive Behavioural on 13/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
How can a person’s beliefs affect one’s physical health? A belief, after all, is a type of cognition (thought) … it’s a mental phenomenon. So, why are beliefs important when it comes to the health of one’s body? The answer lies in the relationship between beliefs, emotions and behaviors. People who are stressed or upset [...]
Beliefs Impact Behavior
Posted in Beliefs, Cognitive Behavioural, Research on 13/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
“In general, an individual will hold a favorable attitude toward a given behavior if they believe that performing the behavior will lead to mostly positive outcomes. “The same applies for negative attitudes and behaviors; a person is less likely to perform a behavior if they believe the behavior will have a negative outcome. “Fishbein explained [...]
What is a cognitive and behavioural approach?
Posted in Cognitive Behavioural on 11/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The cognitive and behavioural approach is based on the philosophy that our own thinking determines how we respond to any situation we encounter. Our thinking, our feelings and our behaviour are interdependent. The ability to recognise the interdependency of thinking, feeling and behaviour, together with the acceptance of emotional responsibility, is the core of our [...]
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