Benefits of Positive Technology
By Ashfaq M. Ishaq In his remarkable book, A History of Knowledge, Charles Van Doren used a dew drop on a leaf to explain the discovery of the telescope and…read more →
Archive For May, 2014
The Possible Role of Positive Technologies in Horizon 2020
By Giuseppe Riva The 21st century represents a new era in which psychology and technology can interact synergistically. Curiously, existing psychology manuals do not include a single chapter on…read more →
Q&A with Grace Napolitano: Congresswoman, 38th District of California
Brenda K. Wiederhold: You recently received an award from the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Development Disability Directors for your outstanding efforts to reduce cuts to national mental…read more →
Product Comparison Chart: Positive Technology
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An Internet-based Program to Cope with Regulating Stress and Emotion: An Example of Positive Technology
By Adriana Mira et al. Emotional disorders are prevalent mental disorders associated with significant disability and economic costs. According to the World Health Organization, depression will become the second most…read more →
Telegenetics: A Systematic Review of Telemedicine in Genetics Services
By Rachel Iredale et al. The new knowledge generated by the Human Genome Project will allow us to apply genetics advances to healthcare more than ever before. ‘Telegenetics’ is the…read more →
Positive Technology is Arriving
By Giuseppe Riva A significant part of the discussions related to the use of technology in our life starts with the same question: “What is wrong with technology?” This question,…read more →
Do Affects Affect you or do you Affect Affects?: A Closed-loop in Positive Technology
By Pietro Cipresso et al. Positive psychology arises from Seligman, who coined the phrase “learned helplessness” to describe how negative thoughts can lead to clinical depression. A better explanation, however,…read more →
Human Computer Confluence Applied in Healthcare and Rehabilitation
By Isabelle Viaud-Delmon et al. Nowadays, technological improvements have changed the way that people communicate, sense and interact. Undoubtedly, these technological improvements have increased our capacities to understand the human…read more →
Positive Technology Improves Health and Well-Being
By Brenda K. Wiederhold & Mark D. Wiederhold In exploring the deepest meaning of this quote, some definitions are in order. Thefreedictionary. com defines health as “a relative state in…read more →