Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

By M. Ricard, J. Browner. 2001

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Impact of Locus of Control Expectancy on Level of Well-Being (2012, background): “The construct ‘locus of control’ was developed by Julian Rotter in 1966 (Carrim et al., 2006). Rotter (1966) used the empirical law of effect which states that people are inherently motivated to seek positive stimulation, or reinforcement, and avoid unpleasant stimulation. Rotter (1966) used Skinner”
Second wave positive psychology’s (PP 2.0) contribution to counselling psychology (2019, background): “It is not surprising that some of the happiest people are Buddhist monks, such as Matthieu Ricard (2008), because they recognize that the best way to achieve durable happiness is to eliminate the roots of suffering (i.”
Traditional and Contemporary Mindfulness: Finding the Middle Path in the Tangle of Concerns (2015, background): “Modern Buddhism includes addressing topics such as living with chronic illness (Bernhard 2010), happiness (Ricard 2008), work (Salzberg 2013), and other topics traditionally considered the purview of Western psychology.”
Self-Centeredness and Selflessness: A Theory of Self-Based Psychological Functioning and Its Consequences for Happiness (2011, background): “Some contemplative traditions, such as those using attention-vigilance (Varela, Thompson, & Rosch, 1991), offer interesting new perspectives (e.g., Ekman, Davidson, Ricard, & Wallace, 2005; Ricard, 2006; Wallace & Shapiro, 2006; Walsh & Shapiro, 2006), which also underline various approaches taken i”
Mental balance and well-being: building bridges between Buddhism and Western psychology. (2006, background): “Mistakenly grasping objective things and events as true sources of happiness produces a wide range of psychological problems, at the root of which is the reification of oneself as an immutable, unitary, independent ego (Ricard, 2006).”