1st Edition
Life Skills for Wellbeing and Success A Psychological Perspective
This volume covers topics on awareness about one’s psychological health, management of emotions, mental hygiene, and wellbeing. It examines different types of thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and strategies for building emotional intelligence. The book is a unique presentation of theories, research, and applications within important areas of psychology that will help the readers understand the aspects of self – emotional, cognitive, motivational, value orientation of self, and communication styles.
This book shares insights into how to utilize our potential to fulfill our expectations from life with the help of positive psychological orientation. It will serve as an invaluable guide for readers interested to work on their emotional intelligence, mental health, and personal and group wellbeing, for gaining insight into developing cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral aspects of self. It will also be of interest to students, scholars, and researchers in behavioral sciences, mental health, cognitive psychology, social psychology, counselling, philosophy, and wellness.
Part I-Self -awareness 1. Self esteem 2. Motivation 3. Values and ethics 4. Self- management and social competencies Part II–Thinking 5. Creativity 6. Proactive and Positive Thinking 7. Thinking and Reasoning 8. Avoiding Fallacies, Misconceptions and Paradoxes Part III - Emotions 9. Emotions and emotional intelligence 10. Love, happiness, and friendship 11. Anger and fear 12. Stress 13. Other Crucial skills for Emotional Well Being Part IV-Relating to others 14. Communication 15. Empathy 16. Assertiveness 17. Leadership 18. Team building
Biography
Alka Wadkar, MA, PhD Psychology, has 36 years of experience teaching postgraduate students in the university department of psychology and guided 10 students for PhD, about 100 students for MA, MEd, and MPhil. She has published 22 books – 4 books at international level and 6 textbooks – and has been awarded and worked on prestigious assignments from the central government. She also works on research evaluation and peer-reviewing for reputed foreign journals.
