Alphabetical list of many mental health disorders along with Handbooks about the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
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Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
Mar 4, 2010
Dec 15, 2009
Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
I will take the audience on a tour of recent evolutionary thought, which suggests that our hyper vulnerable offspring rearranged our brains, genes, and social structures. I will detail new research on the vagus nerve and oxytocin, branches of the nervous system that have evolved to enable cooperation, trust, and caretaking. I detail new signaling systems -- tactile communication and vocalization -- which are critical to the transmission of prosociality across individuals. Throughout the talk I integrate the latest science with the wisdom found in Eastern thought.--Dr. Dacher Keltner
Via: GoogleTechTalks
Via: GoogleTechTalks
Sep 25, 2009
Waltor Landor on Happiness By Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.
Here is a quote by Waltor Landor:
“As soon as we wish to be happier, we are no longer happy.”
How true this is. We are a culture driven by the motto, more is better. If we turn on the television or glance over at the magazines at the checkout line in any grocery store, we see the sensational “bling” and the “more” we are looking for. Our minds automatically say, “If I just had a bigger house, a partner, more money, a snowcone, etc… then I’d be happy.”
Author and renowned mindfulness teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh says, “There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.”
Landor’s quote echoes a millennia of teachings that say, as soon as we are reaching or grasping for something that is outside of this present moment, we get the sense that what we are or have is less than adequate in this moment. Our contentment drifts away and so does the potential for happiness right now...Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading...
Via: Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and conducts a private practice in West Los Angeles. He is co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger, February 2010) He also current has a FREE Mindful Companion EBook: Top Mindfulness Quotes and How They Can Support Your Mental Health. If you're wanting to integrate more mindfulness into your daily life, sign up for his Mindful Living Twitter Feed.
“As soon as we wish to be happier, we are no longer happy.”
How true this is. We are a culture driven by the motto, more is better. If we turn on the television or glance over at the magazines at the checkout line in any grocery store, we see the sensational “bling” and the “more” we are looking for. Our minds automatically say, “If I just had a bigger house, a partner, more money, a snowcone, etc… then I’d be happy.”
Author and renowned mindfulness teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh says, “There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.”
Landor’s quote echoes a millennia of teachings that say, as soon as we are reaching or grasping for something that is outside of this present moment, we get the sense that what we are or have is less than adequate in this moment. Our contentment drifts away and so does the potential for happiness right now...Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading...
Via: Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and conducts a private practice in West Los Angeles. He is co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger, February 2010) He also current has a FREE Mindful Companion EBook: Top Mindfulness Quotes and How They Can Support Your Mental Health. If you're wanting to integrate more mindfulness into your daily life, sign up for his Mindful Living Twitter Feed.
Aug 25, 2009
Thoughts on Happiness
There are times when it is hard to believe in the future, when we are temporarily just not brave enough.
When this happens, concentrate on the present. Cultivate le petit bonheur (the little happiness) until courage returns.
Look forward to the beauty of the next moment, the next hour, the promise of a good meal, sleep, a book, a movie, the likelihood that tonight the stars will shine and tomorrow the sun will shine.
Sink roots into the present until the strength grows to think about tomorrow.
When this happens, concentrate on the present. Cultivate le petit bonheur (the little happiness) until courage returns.
Look forward to the beauty of the next moment, the next hour, the promise of a good meal, sleep, a book, a movie, the likelihood that tonight the stars will shine and tomorrow the sun will shine.
Sink roots into the present until the strength grows to think about tomorrow.
Jul 22, 2009
Seneca on Anger-Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
This video increased my understanding of the human struggle for happiness and the battle against anger quite a bit.
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