The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness

by Arlene Matthews Uhl

Despite thousands of products and gurus devoted to the pursuit of happiness, this quality has remained until recently one of life's most elusive goals - prized by everyone, understood by few. Ten... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592577113
• ISBN13: 9781592577118
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Very Necessary in your Spiritual Library

This book illustrated and gave names to practices I have done all of my life, but had no name for it. Immediately, after reading the first chapter, I had to call my friends and share the descriptions and vocabulary of this book. A must read.

Happiness: "Idiot's Guide" or "Dummies"?

The psychology of happiness can now officially claim to be a legitimate science: both the "Complete Idiot's Guide" and the "Dummies" series have recently published a book on this topic. But which one should you choose? The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness (Complete Idiot's Guide to) gives the better and the most up-to-date overview of the field of positive psychology (the science of happiness). The 310-page book does this in an easy-to-read format and doesn't stray too far away from scientific facts. This book is obviously marketed towards a US market: most examples will probably only resonate with you if you're familiar with the American way of life. Happiness For Dummies (For Dummies (Psychology & Self Help)) is written by a clinical psychologist - very clinical, actually: The author's specialization is the psychology of pain, anger management and behavioral medicine. So it turns out he mostly writes about "happiness despite a life of misery", despite pain, alcoholism or depression. So if you are a chronic pain sufferer, this book may be of interest to you. Most of the knowledge in this 328-pages book comes from the field of health psychology. The writing style is very self-centered: in the first 6 pages alone, the word "I" (denotating the author himself) occurs more than 40 times. So if you're looking for a positive psychology book that "bridges the gap between academia and main street", as Tal Ben-Shahar puts it, you might want to take a look at the "Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness", or you might try the equally readable Positive Psychology in a Nutshell (2nd Edition).

GREAT BOOK!

THIS IS NO ORDINARY BOOK, THIS IS A POSITIVE BOOK!, WHICH WILL ENRICH YOUR LIFE, AND LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST, NOW YOU'VE GOT THE TOOLS GET OUT OF THE BLUES!, HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!