Personal psychological growth Why are some people able to promote their own psychological
growth and change toward complexity while others not? Is it possible to propose simple
methodologies and instruments that would allow selection of positive experiences and hence
develop a stronger and richer Self? This book describes the way to promote and foster positive
psychological growth in everyday life through simple instruments accessible to anyone.
Positive psychological experience The focal point of the approach is the concept of Flow of
Consciousness an experience of subjective psychological wellbeing that nourishes and
complexifies the Self. The authors propose a wide overview of positive psychological experience
considering individual characteristics and experiences as well as the influence of context
culture and social relationship and the effects of the immersion in a globalized world like
the increasing daily use of mediated communication technologies. In the various chapters this
conceptual frame is declined in different areas of research either consolidated ones or new
fields. Self-development tips In a fresh and engaging style the book transports the readers in
a world of situations and opportunities through which they can identify themselves in a
positive and stable self-development process. In the first two chapters the authors describe
the impact of positive psychological experience in social and individual life. In the following
chapters the reader discovers accompanied by the exposition of concrete research results the
specific characteristics that may promote flow experience in several field of experience: the
use of communication technology the experience of social-networks clinical settings and
Psychotherapy the psychological relation with environment politics and social participation
school sports family business mentor's influence and the perception of quality of life in
daytime. Everyday opportunities This opportunity of interacting with different and various
kinds of experiences that may appear dispersive will on the contrary bring the reader - who
may choose this book both for professional or personal reasons - to understand the concept of
personal psychological growth in the wider and more concrete perspective and to comprehend
which personal skills he may bring into play in order to improve his personality and his daily
experience.
