Positive Psychology and its Discontents

Why Positive Psychology Fails and How it Might Succeed Again

Matthew McDonald, Michael Wearing (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12347-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Alongside the surging popularity of positive psychology has come a quiet but significant chorus of dissenting voices, raising questions about the movement: that it is philosophically naive, that it uncritically employs natural science research methods, that it takes a separatist stance, is unable to comprehensively acknowledge its theoretical antecedents, and that it is too closely aligned with mainstream US values, beliefs and politics.





Positive Psychology and its Discontents offers the first book- length critique of the field, and proposes an alternative, more inclusive vision. At present positive psychology views other strands of knowledge as adversarial counter-ideologies it must compete with and ultimately discredit. Instead of this intellectual dead end, the authors propose a more productive dialogue with other branches of psychology and the social sciences, making positive psychology more philosophically informed and better able to understand the varying sociocultural contexts that influence and shape people's ability to lead happy meaningful lives.


It will be important reading for students and researchers in psychology and its allied subject areas, and to interested practitioners within the fields of psychology, mental health, healthcare, education and social work.

Autor

Matthew McDonald is a visiting research fellow in the Graduate School of Psychology, Assumption University, Bangkok.. Stephen Wearing is an associate professor in the Management Discipline Group at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Inhalt

Part One: Criticisms of Positive Psychology


One: Introduction








Discovering Positive Psychology











Outline of the Book








Two: What Is Positive Psychology?








Conception







Key Founding Statements







Popularity of Positive Psychology







Topics of Study







Contributions of Positive Psychology








Three: Critiques of Positive Psychology








Introduction











Philosophy







Ethnocentrism







Positive-Negative Discourse







Summary & Conclusion








Four: Critiques of Applied Positive Psychology








Introduction







Self-Help











Psychotherapy







Social Work







Workplace







Education







Military







Summary & Conclusion








Part Two: Re-envisioning Positive Psychology


Five: Continental Philosophy: An Alternative Philosophical & Theoretical Basis for Positive Psychology








Introduction











Existential Philosophy







Humanistic Psychology











Summary & Conclusion








Six: Sociocultural Forces & Reflexivity








Introduction











Positive Psychology & Sociocultural Forces







Positive Psychology & Reflexivity







Summary & Conclusion








Seven: Conclusion - Toward a Critical Positive Psychology

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.05.2016
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• ISBN-10: 1-138-12347-1 / 1138123471
• ISBN-13: 978-1-138-12347-2 / 9781138123472
• Zustand: Neuware