NCDs — a Positive Psychology Approach to Coping

Timothy Sharp

“This chapter proffers a new and exciting approach to managing NCDs that is based on the principles of positive psychology … it should not be considered as being mutually exclusive of the more traditional approaches, which clearly have an important role to play.

Nevertheless, in addition to any and all efforts to utilise the previously described strategies for reducing common risk factors, it’s proposed that it would also be helpful to focus on maximising the use of positive and healthy behaviours …”