Thanks, Mike. I appreciate the resources. Carol On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:12:30 -0700, Carol DeVolder wrote: > >> Have any of you read *The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience >> to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time*, >> by Daniel Korb? Here is the Amazon link: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/The-Upward-Spiral-Neuroscience-Depression/dp/1626251207/?tag=psychcentral >> . >> If anyone has read it (I haven't), is it worth the time? Is it accurate or >> useful? I'm always a bit cautious when I hear "positive psychology" used >> as >> a descriptor, but thought I'd check with you all. >> > > Alas, I too have not read the book but a useful first step is to see > if it has been reviewed, especially in the APA book review > database "PsycCritiques". Unfortunately, a search of PsycInfo > only turns up the book. The PsycCritiques Blog also does not > have anything on it; see: > http://psyccritiquesblog.apa.org/ > > You can get more info about Alex Korb from his writing on the > Psychology Today website (which you can interpret either as > a positive or a negative ;-). His bio is available here: > https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/alex-korb-phd > And one blog post that involves some of the ideas in > "The Upward Spiral" are somewhat represented here: > > https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201408/90-seconds-yoga > I think his blog is called "PreFrontal Nudity" so that might be a > clue about the seriousness of his writing. > > Then again, Google Books has the volume in preview mode > so you can read parts of it and decide whether it is worthwhile > to buy it or get it through interlibrary loan; see: > > https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=K8qnBgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT7&dq=%22The+Upward+Spiral:+Using+Neuroscience+to+Reverse+the+Course+of+Depression,+One+Small+Change+at+a+Time%22&ots=2QiWL4FlnY&sig=76PTX6qPItMBdHkUwn4lO7Uo2ds#v=onepage&q&f=false > > My own opinion is that a lot of pop neuroscience self-help books that > are like "You Can Get Rich Through Neuroscience" but, of course, if you > fail, it's your fault. ;-) > > -Mike Palij > New York University > m...@nyu.edu > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=47123 > or send a blank email to > leave-47123-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47149 or send a blank email to leave-47149-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
