Monthly Archives: March 2012

#298 The Relationship Between Positive Psychology and Health Outcomes with Lisa Aspinwall, PhD

March 23, 2012





Lisa G. Aspinwall Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at the University of Utah, US, and a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Her research program examines self-regulatory processes and future-oriented thinking (proactive coping, optimism, prevention) as people seek to anticipate, prevent, understand, and manage important negative outcomes, especially in the domain of health. She [...]

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#297 Engineering Happiness with Rakesh Sarin, PhD

March 16, 2012





Dr. Rakesh Sarin came to the United States with only fifty dollars in his pocket, but with a lot of enthusiasm to pursue his PhD degree at UCLA. He now holds the Paine Chair in Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Rakesh grew up in a small town in Northwest India where modern [...]

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#296 Critiquing Positive Psychology as Cancer Treatment with James Coyne, PhD

March 8, 2012





link to a CBS news television story in which he appears along with Barbara Erenreich and Lance Armstrong. Dr. Coyne and his behavioral science research team work on understanding the coping process in cancer patients and testing the effectiveness of interventions in enhancing the patient’s well being. Major depression and anxiety disorders tend to be [...]

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#295 Mythology and the Spiritual Journey with Richard Naegle, PhD

March 2, 2012





Transcript Richard Naegle PhD describes himself in the following terms: “I have always been interested in the unfolding of soul—as found in culture, art, ecology, and individuals. Having studied international relations at Occidental College and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, I returned from Europe in 1968 to a United States torn by the [...]

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