Prospection, Well-Being, and Mental Health

Zusatztext This book is an outstanding overview of one of the central aspects of human cognition - "prospection" or future thinking - by one of its leading international experts. Comprehensive in its scope and forensic in its analysis! Andy MacLeod has written a book that will be a landmark in the field! essential reading for students and researchers Informationen zum Autor Andrew MacLeod is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Clinical Psychology Training at Royal Holloway University of London. He has spent his career trying to understand how prospection is linked to different aspects of well-being and mental health. Klappentext This book reviews the growing evidence for the link between prospection and well-being. A variety of aspects of prospection are discussed, including prediction and anticipation for future events, judging how we will feel when events do happen to us, and how we feel in the here-and-now when contemplating what will happen in the future.Highly Commended at the BMA Book Awards 2018 Zusammenfassung This book reviews the growing evidence for the link between prospection and well-being. A variety of aspects of prospection are discussed, including prediction and anticipation for future events, judging how we will feel when events do happen to us, and how we feel in the here-and-now when contemplating what will happen in the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Thinking About the Future 2: Expectancies 3: Optimism 4: Predicting Feelings 5: Anticipatory Affect 6: Memory 7: Goals 8: Plans 9: Orientation and Mindfulness 10: Intervention 11: Prospection, Well-being, and Mental Health

Product details

• Authors: Andrew MacLeod, Andrew (Department of Psychology Macleod, MacLeod Andrew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9780198725046
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872504-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Clinical psychology, Psychology: emotions, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social, group or collective psychology