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31 Heaven on Earth: Beneficial Effects of Sanctification for Individual and Interpersonal Well-being
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Theoretical Framework: By What Means can Happiness be Increased? Theoretical Framework: By What Means can Happiness be Increased?
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Positive Interventions: Empirically Supported Techniques for Increasing Happiness Positive Interventions: Empirically Supported Techniques for Increasing Happiness
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Building pleasure Building pleasure
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Savoring Savoring
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Loving-kindness meditation Loving-kindness meditation
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Gratitude Gratitude
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Building engagement Building engagement
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Using signature strengths Using signature strengths
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Engaging in social connections Engaging in social connections
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Flow and mastery Flow and mastery
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Building meaning Building meaning
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Expressive writing Expressive writing
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Reminiscing Reminiscing
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Building Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning: Positive Psychotherapy Building Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning: Positive Psychotherapy
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Concluding remarks Concluding remarks
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Sustainability Sustainability
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Person-activity fit Person-activity fit
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Skepticism Skepticism
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Final Thoughts: Implications for Practice Final Thoughts: Implications for Practice
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References References
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72 Increasing Happiness in the General Population: Empirically Supported Self-help?
Get accessAcacia C. Parks, Department of Psychology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, USA
Stephen M. Schueller, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Arber Tasimi, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Published:01 August 2013
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Abstract
People are interested in information and strategies that can increase their long-term happiness. To support this interest, theoretically sound and empirically tested resources should be available to consumers. This chapter reviews the theoretical basis and existing evidence for psychological interventions designed to increase happiness. The authors propose that the creation of an empirically-supported self-help movement is an important step in the dissemination of interventions. They review existing interventions from various domains that fall broadly into categories of pleasure, engagement, or meaning. Findings suggest that practitioners should use techniques that jointly target pleasure, engagement, and meaning, incorporate client preference and lifestyle factors into selection of strategies, and address preconceived notions regarding the malleability of happiness to provide the most efficacious and accessible interventions. A practice of self-help guided by the science of happiness helps ensure that the public will receive techniques that can lead to marked and lasting increases in happiness.
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