Constructive Living / / David K. Reynolds.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Reynolds, David K.,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (114 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; Life Is Attention --; Life's Possibilities --; Self-Centeredness and Suffering --; What to Do About Life's Rough Times --; Notes on Constructive Living --; Exercises and Applications --; Maxims --; Afterword --; Selected Readings
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824837013; 9783110564150
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824837013
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David K. Reynolds.

Constructive Living is a Western approach to mental health education based in large part on adaptations of two Japanese psychotherapies, Morita therapy and Naikan therapy. Constructive Living (CL) presents an educational method of approaching life realistically and thoughtfully. The action aspect of CL emphasizes accepting reality (including feelings), focusing on purposes, and doing what needs doing. The reflection aspect of CL enables us to understand the present and past more clearly and to live in recognition of the support we receive from the world.