From Depression to Happiness : a Positive Psychiatry Prescription for Life after Depression / by Erick Messias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Messias, Erick, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depressed persons--Rehabilitation.

Depressed persons.

Positive psychology.

Depression--rehabilitation.

Medical Subjects:

Depression--rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 169 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part 1 From Depression to Recovery

Chapter 1 The Diagnosis of Depression: what you need to know p. 13

Little Rock Example: Diagnosing Depression p. 14

What depression IS p. 16

What depression IS NOT p. 22

Depression by numbers p. 24

The Causes of Depression p. 26

Depression and the Brain p. 27

If you want to know more p. 28

Chapter 2 The Treatmeant of Depression: what you need to do p. 31

Little Rock Example: Treating Depression in the Long Run p. 31

Dealing with Mild Depression p. 32

Psychotherapy and its Main Subtypes and Variations p. 35

Treating Moderate Depression p. 36

The Four Horsemen of Brain Neurochemistry p. 39

Antidepressants p. 41

Other Medications Used in Depression p. 42

Caring for Severe Depression p. 44

If You Want to Know More p. 46

Part 2 From Recovery to the Good Life

Chapter 3 Finding a Guide for the Road to Happiness p. 49

Aristotle's Definition of Happiness p. 52

Who was Aristotle? p. 56

Facing Aristoles's Criticism p. 61

Forget Happiness in a Box: Why Is There No Universal Formula for Happiness p. 63

If You want to know more p. 65

Chapter 4 Can't Buy me Love p. 67

Little Rock Example: Overcoming Externals p. 67

Bridge 1 From Aristotle's Externals to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs p. 68

The Limited Role of External Factors in our Happiness p. 70

Chapter 5 Areté as Excellence-From IQ to Multiple Intelligences p. 73

Little Rock Example: Developing Excellences p. 74

Bridge 2 From Aristotle's Excellence to Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory p. 75

If you want to know more p. 89

Chapter 6 Areté as Virtue-Character Strengths as Guiding Lights p. 91

Little Rock Example: Living Virtues p. 91

Bridge 3 From Aristotle's List of Virtues to Peterson and Seligman's Catalog of Sanities p. 95

Chapter 7 Achieving Happiness-Getting into the Flow p. 105

Personal Example: Pedro, the pilot p. 107

1 A Challenging Activity That Requires Skills to Complete p. 108

2 Must he Able to Concentrate on What has been Done p. 109

3 Provide Clear Goals p. 110

4 Receives Immediate Feedback p. 111

5 There is a Sense of Deep but Effortless Involvement p. 112

6 There is a Sense of Control p. 112

7 The Concern for the Self Disappears p. 114

8 The Sense of Time is Diminished p. 114

Are we Living in an "Anti-Flow" Environment? p. 118

If You Want to Know More p. 121

Chapter 8 The Habit makes the Happiness p. 123

Bridge 4 From Aristotle's Virtue by Habit to the Neurobiology of Habit Manipulation p. 124

The Brain as a Semi-Automatic Tool p. 125

Channeling your Inner Dog: Pavlov, Skinner, and You p. 126

The Golden Rule of Habit Change p. 128

If you Want to Know More p. 130

Chapter 9 Living Virtues and Finding Meaning in Life p. 133

Aristotle and Meaning p. 133

Did Aristotle believe in God? p. 134

Meaning or Purpose? p. 136

Bridge 5 From Aristotle's Telos to Susan Wolf's "Meaning in Life" p. 137

If You Want to Know More p. 143

Chapter 10 Aristotle with a Smartphone or Applying Ancient Wisdom Today p. 145

1 Learn to Sweat: Taking Care of Externals p. 148

2 Learn to Laugh: Finding and Developing Excellences p. 155

3 Learn to Laugh: Identifying and Practicing Virtues p. 156

4 Learn to Love: Cultivating Friendships p. 157

5 Learn to Love: Engaging with Communities p. 157

If You Want To Know Even More: Recommendations For Further Reading p. 161

A Minimalist Guide to the Nicomachean Ethics p. 162.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781527538665

1527538664

Publisher Number:

99984025065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.