Health, Happiness, and Well-Being: Better Living Through Psychological Science - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452203172 ISBN 13: 9781452203171

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2014

Synopsis

Health, Happiness, and Well-Being by authors Steven Jay Lynn, William T. O’Donohue, and Scott O. Lilienfeld provides the essential tools for becoming a knowledgeable consumer of information on behavioral health. Packed with examples drawn from the media and scientific journals, this volume discusses why accurate, up-to-date, and valid health information is vital to achieving the good life. The book provides readers with a "one stop shop" resource for invaluable information derived from psychological science and conveyed by top experts regarding the optimization of health and psychological well-being.

 

"One of the strongest features is that chapters [are] written by the people who have done the research.  I am familiar with the work of all of them, and it’s a stellar group." ―James E. Maddux, George Mason University

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About the Author

Steven Jay Lynn is a distinguished professor of psychology (SUNY) and director of the Psychological Clinic at Binghamton University. He is the inaugural editor and editor of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice (APA), and he is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities at the State University of New York. Dr. Lynn is a fellow of many professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the American Association for Applied and Preventive Psychology, and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. He has published over 300 articles and chapters on psychotherapy, hypnosis, memory, dissociative disorders, and trauma, and he has written or edited 20 books. The National Institute of Mental Health has supported his research.

Review

"One of the strongest features is that chapters [are] written by the people who have done the research.  I am familiar with the work of all of them, and it’s a stellar group." Author: James E. Maddux, George Mason University

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1452203172
• ISBN 13: 9781452203171
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 472
• Editor: Lynn Steven Jay, O′Donohue William T., Lilienfeld Scott O.