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This inspiring resource presents theories, findings, and
interventions from Positive Suicidology, an emerging
strengths-based approach to suicide prevention. Its synthesis of
positive psychology and suicidology theories offers a science-based
framework for promoting wellbeing to complement or, if appropriate,
replace traditional deficit-driven theories and therapies used in
reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Coverage reviews
interpersonal, intrapersonal, and societal risk factors for
suicide, and identifies protective factors, such as hope and
resilience, that can be enhanced in therapy. From there, chapters
detail a palette of approaches and applications of Positive
Suicidology, from the powerful motivating forces described in
Self-Determination Theory to meaning-building physical and social
activities. Among the topics covered: Future-oriented constructs
and their role in suicidal ideation and enactment. Gratitude as a
protective factor for suicidal ideation and behavior: theory and
evidence. Considering race and ethnicity in the use of positive
psychological approaches to suicide. The Six R's framework as
mindfulness for suicide prevention. Community-based participatory
research and empowerment for suicide prevention. Applied resiliency
and suicide prevention: a strengths-based, risk-reduction
framework. Psychotherapists, counselors, social workers,
psychiatrists, and health psychologists, as well as educators,
clergy and healthcare professionals, will find A Positive
Psychological Approach to Suicide an invaluable source of
contemporary evidence-based strategies for their prevention and
intervention efforts with suicidal clients.
This handbook discusses the latest findings from different fields
of positive psychology from a global perspective by providing a
coherent framework to get a better understanding of the development
and practice of positive psychology. It starts with the parameters
of positive psychology and a summary of the historical rise of
positive psychology (both first wave and second wave of positive
psychology) in the US, and its slow but steady growth on a global
scale. This handbook highlights the major contributions of positive
psychologists across 17 major regions of the world on theory,
research, assessment and Practice. It discusses how positive
psychology can progress human living in different countries and it
shows the reasons why positive psychology has become an important
source in research and education around the world.
This volume is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary text
to holistically improve understanding of the health of South Asians
residing in the United States by considering biological,
psychological, and sociocultural factors of health. The vast
literatures of diverse fields - psychology, medicine, public
health, social work, and health policy - are integrated by leading
scholars, scientists, and practitioners in these areas to explore
the impact of South Asian cultural factors on health, health risk,
and illness. Chapters incorporate available theoretical and
empirical information on the status of chronic health conditions in
South Asians in the United States, with consideration of future
directions to improve understanding of the health of this group.
Cultural and ethnic insights imperative for
clinical/community/medical practitioners to provide effective and
culturally-appropriate care and treatment from an interdisciplinary
lens are provided.
This book offers an integrative examination of the role of
motivation in shaping moral cognition, judgment, and behavior. How
do we define good and bad? Where do our moral systems originate?
These questions have long sparked inquiry across multiple
disciplines, and scholars have debated the answer both within and
across fields for centuries. Contributors examine the sociocultural
context of morality including norms and norm compliance;
psychological frameworks that underlie virtuous behavior and help
navigate competing moral obligations; the neurobiology of moral
reasoning, and more. In bringing together leading researchers
across sociology, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, this
book explains the complex motivational aspects of morality, which
represents a crucial step toward understanding how and why our
moral choices arise, and in turn can shape and guide how we engage
in the daily practice of morality.
This bilingual edition contains over three hundred original poems
written in Chinese. They were translated into English personally by
their author. A great majority of these poems were conceptualized
and mentally composed during daily walks in his neighborhood. Most
of these poems were written in the form and style that were popular
during the Tang and Song dynasties, which include regulated verse
and ci poetry. These poems are classified into twenty-three major
themes or topics. Some of the categories include the author's
reflections in the area of getting old, love, human behavior,
nature, coping with life, battling with cancer, mental and physical
health, and the future of traditional Chinese poetry. This book can
be a good resource for students who want to learn Chinese through
poetry. It may also be of interest to those who enjoy reading
Chinese poetry from a bilingual perspective.
The Best Chinese Ci Poems covers 152 famous ci poems written by the
masters during the Tang and Song Dynasties. The works of twenty-one
poets, including Wen Tingyun, Li Yu, Liu Yong, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi,
Li Qingzhao, Lu You, Qin Quan, and Xing Qiji, are represented. Also
included is a lengthy introductory section highlighting the
problems and issues of translating Chinese poetry. Alternative
approaches and methods for analyzing and appreciating ci poems are
fully illustrated with examples. Each original poem is shown in
both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. The tone,
pinyin transliteration, and the literal meanings of each Chinese
word or phrases are provided for easy reference. In addition, a
literary translation of each poem is included to help you better
understand and interpret the Chinese original. This book is
especially valuable to those who want to study ci poetry from a
bilingual perspective. It is also a good learning tool for those
who want to learn Chinese through poetry.
This bilingual edition of Tang poems offers a new approach to
reading and understanding classical Chinese poetry. Included are
nearly two hundred regulated verses written by the great poets of
the Tang Dynasty, such as Du Fu, Li Bai, Wang Wei, Li Shangyin, and
Meng Haoran. For each poem, both traditional and simplified Chinese
characters are provided for cross reference. In addition to its
literary translation, each poem is given a bilingual annotation
with respect to the literal meanings of each key word or phrase.
The tone and pinyin transliteration of each Chinese character are
also provided. Readers who are familiar with the pinyin system can
learn to recite the original poem the way the Chinese read it. This
book is designed to help the readers understand Tang poems from a
bilingual perspective. It may also be a helpful learning tool for
students who want to learn Chinese through poetry.
Depression, anxiety, and stress are responsible for an overwhelming
number of mental health care visits, and cognitive behavior therapy
(CBT) offers the most popular, empirically supported approach to
treating these conditions. Yet little is known about the
effectiveness of CBT with African American, Latino, Asian American,
and Native American populations - ethnic and racial groups that
make up nearly half the population of the United States. This
volume shows therapists how to adapt cognitive behavioral
treatments for use with racial and ethnic minority clients.
Contributors demonstrate how a client's particular sociocultural
background contextualizes her experience and understanding of
mental health issues. They examine the influence of sociocultural
context on experiences of social anxiety among Asian-Americans, the
role of racial identity in the way stress and anxiety are
experienced by African-American clients, and much more. They
propose adaptations of standard CBT treatments to maximize their
effectiveness for all clients, regardless of race or ethnicity.
This is the Chinese edition of the book "Walking into My World of
Poetry: A Bilingual anthology" by Edward C. Chang. It contains more
than four hundred and sixty poems written originally in Chinese. A
great majority of these poems were conceptualized and mentally
composed during daily walks in the author's neighborhood. Most of
these poems were written in the style popular during the Tang and
Song dynasties. They are classified into twenty-three major topics,
including old age, love and affection, life reflections, mental and
physical health, battling with cancer, Chinese poetry, etc.
The Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians represents a
historically remarkable global collaboration among leading experts
of psychopathology in Asian adults. Chapters provide critical
appraisals of existing research and theory as they relate to issues
surrounding the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of major mental
disorders among Asians. This volume covers major Axis I disorders
as identified by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance
use disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, eating
disorders, sleep disorders, adjustment disorders, and schizophrenia
and other psychotic disorders. In addition, the book provides
coverage of Axis II personality disorders, including antisocial
personality disorder. Complementing these topics are chapters that
take a unique look at psychiatric syndromes that have been
identified in Asia and at interventions that have been indigenously
developed in Asia for treating mental disorders. Additional
foundational chapters focus on topics such as the psychology of
Asians, assessment and research issues in studying Asians, and
future directions for research and policy in studying and treating
Asians with mental disorders. With this volume in hand, mental
health professionals and researchers around the world now have a
single and critical resource that they can use to enhance their
efforts in studying and treating Asian adults with mental
disorders.
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