Happiness, healing, enhancement : your casebook collection for applying positive psychology in therapy / edited by George W. Burns.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Strengthspotting : finding and developing client resources in the management of intense anger / P. Alex Linley, George W. Burns -- We will be laughing again : restoring relationships with positive couples therapy / Maria de F. Perloiro, Luís M. Neto, Helena Á. Marujo -- What is right with him? : Ericksonian positive psychotherapy in a case of sexual abuse / Betty Alice Erickson -- The why, not the what : the positive power of intrinsic motivations in client goal setting and pursuit / Helen Street -- From here to where you want to be : building the bridges with hope therapy in a case of major depression / Jennifer S. Cheavens, Amber M. Gum -- You want me to fix it? : using evidence-based interventions to instill hope in parents and children / Robert Weis -- Putting the lid on the divorce monster : creating hope-filled narratives with storybook therapy / Joy Nel -- Development through disability : the unfolding and sharing of psychological resources / Antonella Delle Fave -- From vulnerability to skillfulness : leisure and positive intervention in therapy with adolescents / Teresa Freire -- Do you see the forest or the tree? : utilizing client interests and strengths in a case of Asperger's syndrome / Diane Yapko -- Now I can get on with life : pleasure, engagement, and meaning in a case of major depression / George W. Burns -- Empowering Lisa : the power of metaphor for a depressed and suicidal teen / Ramona Garnier, Michael D. Yapko -- Can helping others help oneself? : reflections on altruism, health, and well-being / Carolyn E. Schwartz -- Doing nothing, changing profoundly : the paradox of mindfulness in a case of anxiety / Craig Hassed -- Laying out in anxiety : acceptance and commitment therapy for values-based living / Robyn D. Walser, Maggie Chartier -- Playing with the moment : a frame theory for positive outcomes in anxiety treatment / Reid Wilson -- Can you be happy in pain? : applying positive psychology, mindfulness, and hypnosis to chronic pain management / George W. Burns -- Charting a course to new beginnings : decoding signals of persistent traumatic stress reactions in a shipwreck survivor / Roderick J. Ørner -- A surprise attack, a surprise result : posttraumatic growth through expert companionship / Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun -- Sunsets and seashores : nature-guided therapy in positive couple and family work / George W. Burns -- A dream of creative menopause : a new neuroscience of brief psychotherapy for solving puzzles of biology and psychology / Kathryn Lane Rossi -- Can we play again? : applying positive psychology principles in cognitive-behavioral play therapy / Beth L. Pearson, Tori Sacha Cordiano -- Inspiring change : how to use tools of intention for positive outcomes / Stephen R. Lankton -- A positive way of addressing negatives : using strengths-based interventions in coaching and therapy / Robert Biswas-Diener -- There is a fly in the urinal : developing therapeutic possibilities from research findings / Bill O'Hanlon -- Soaring to new heights : outcome-oriented metaphor in a case of severe phobia / George W. Burns -- Are there times not to use positive therapy? : some concluding thoughts / George W. Burns.

Praise for Happiness, Healing, Enhancement.'Filled with good strategies based in research, compelling case material, and most importantly, practical advice, this book belongs in the library of everyone interested in what it means to live well. It provides not only ample food for thought, but for action.'. --Christopher Peterson, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan.'If you are a therapist, a coach--or if you want to help yourself and others flourish--then this book is a must-read. It is an important theoretical and practical contribution to the field of positive psycho.

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