Beautitudo Imperfecta

cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorLawrence, Marisa Hope
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-07T21:13:26Z
dc.date.available2017-12-07T21:13:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-01
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the psychological dimension called happiness from the perspective of philosophy, experimental psychology, psychotherapeutic theory, clinical practice, cognitive neuroscience, and interpersonal neurobiology. The selection of data for review includes major theoretical works accompanied, where findings are relevant to the overall argument of the paper, by empirical data. Major findings are that happiness, while very difficult to operationally define, is distinct from pleasure, satisfaction or conventional success. Rather, happiness is more typically identified with intrapersonal and interpersonal processes that include awareness, deliberate actions toward tranquility and relationships to desire, and a relationship to the external world that includes gratitude, acceptance, and compassion for self and others. Clinical implications include the notion that therapists need to guide their clients toward happiness as a proactive and a process involving diligence and skill.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/700
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjecthappiness
dc.subjectclient happiness
dc.subjectcounseling and happiness
dc.subject.lcshHappiness--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshCounseling psychology
dc.subject.lcshWell-being--Psychological aspects
dc.titleBeautitudo Imperfecta
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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