Positive Psychology and Art Therapy Bibliography
Gioia Chilton, MA, ATR-BC gioifo@aol.com
Rebecca Wilkinson, MA, ATR-BC raw1717@yahoo.com
Ben- Shahar, T. (2007). Happier. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Compton, W. C. (2005). An introduction to positive psychology. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth Press
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1988). Optimal experience: Psychological studies of flow in consciousness. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper Collins
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
Diener, E. (2000). Subjective Well-Being. American Psychologist, 55 (1), 34-43.
Duckworth, A.L., Steen, T.A., Seligman, M.E.P. (2005). Positive Psychology in clinical practice. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 1, 629-651. Available from: arjournals.annualreviews.org
Frederickson, B.L. (1998). What good are positive emotions? Review of General Psychology, 2, 300-319.
Gerity, L. (February 2005). Body-image. Alternative arts; Links and inspiration for art therapists and the folks they work with, 3, 3-29. Retrieved May 5, 2007, from http://homepage.mac.com/lanipuppetmaker/everydayart/FileSharing77.html.
Gerity, L. (2006). Lani’s 14 Secrets for a real happy life. Available from: http://www.lanipuppetmaker.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=36&domain=1&webdir=lanipuppetmaker
Gerity, L. (2007). The artist’s happiness challenge zine. Available from: http://www.lanipuppetmaker.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=36&domain=1&webdir=lanipuppetmaker
Gilbert, D. (2005) Stumbling on happiness. New York: Vintage Books/Random House.
Hallowell, E. M. (2002). The childhood roots of adult happiness: Five steps to help kids create and sustain lifelong joy. New York: Ballantine Books.
Hovancsek, Michael L. (2008). Helping clients find happiness. Counseling Today, 5 (1), 1, 4 & 6
Keyes, C. L. M. (1998). Social well-being. Social Psychology Quarterly, 61(2), 121-140.
Nettle, D. (2006). Happiness: The science behind your smile. New York: Oxford University Press.
Peterson, C. (2000). The future of optimism. American Psychologist, 55 (1), 44-55.
Peterson, C. and Seligman, M.E.P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford: American Psychological Association/Oxford University Press.
Riddle, J. & riddle, h.m. (sic) (2007). Men and Art Therapy: A connection through strengths. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 24 (1), 10-15.
Seligman, M. E. P. (1990). Learned optimism: How to change your mind and your life. New York: Vintage Books/Random House.
Seligman, M. E. P. (1995). The optimistic child: A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong resilience. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Authentic happiness. New York: Free Press.
Seligman, M.E.P. and Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55 (1), 5-14.
Seligman, M., Steen, T., Park, N. and Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: Empirical validation of interventions. American Psychologist, 60 (5), 410-421.
Sheldon, K. and Lyubomirsky, S. (2004). Achieving sustainable new happiness: Prospects, Practices, and prescriptions. In Positive Psychology in Practice, P.A. Linley and S. Joseph, Eds., Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley & Sons.
Voytilla, A. (2006). Flow States During Art Making. Unpublished master’s thesis, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.
