Psychology Websites

Websites that may be of interest

Positive psychology
 
Martin Seligman's sites (Author of “Authentic happiness” and founder of positive psychology)
www.authentichappiness.org
www.reflectivehappiness.com

Barbara Fredrickson’s (Author of “positivity”) companion website
www.positivityratio.com

The Positive Psychology Center Website
http://www.positivepsychology.org/

Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
http://www.actsofkindness.org/

Julie Norem’s The Positive Power of Negative Thinking: Using Defensive Pessimism to Harness Anxiety and Perform at Your Peak
http://www.defensivepessimism.com/

Ed Diener’s Website
http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~ediener/

Interesting talks on positive psychology
http://www.ted.com/
Look up Martin Seligman, Dan Gilbert, Barry Schwartz, Mihaly Csikszentmihaly

Depression information

http://www.thelowdown.co.nz
http://www.depression.org.nz
http://www.beyondblue.org.au (Australian)

Emotional intelligence
http://www.datehookup.com/content-emotional-literacy-resources.htm
Information about Emotional Intelligence, what it is, how it is relevant, training available etc.

Mindfulness
http://www.umassmed.edu/content.aspx?id=41252
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic based at the Medical School of Massachusetts University.  This is a great site to find research about mindfulness.    

Mental Health
New Zealand Health Online: http://www.nzhealth.co.nz
Mental Health Foundation: http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz

For young people
http://www.headspace.org.nz

NZ Psychology sites
The New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists
The New Zealand Psychological Society
The New Zealand Psychologists Board.