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United States

Name
  
Todd Kashdan


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Occupation
  
Psychology professor, public speaker, writer and scientist

Books
  
The Upside of Your Dark Side, Curious?, The Power of Negative Emotion

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Todd B. Kashdan, Ph.D. is a scientist, public speaker, and professor of psychology at George Mason University. He is director of the Well-Being Laboratory at George Mason University. His research has advanced understanding of why people suffer, with an emphasis on the transition from normal to pathological anxiety. Other research has advanced understanding of the nature of well-being, with an emphasis on the critical functions of curiosity, meaning and purpose in life, and psychological flexibility to living a well-lived life. He is one of the first people to teach college courses on the science of well-being.

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Personal life

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Todd B. Kashdan was born in Mineola, New York. His interest in research was sparked by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's (1975) book, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: Experiencing Flow in Work and Play. After graduating college, Kashdan found research positions with Dr. Arthur Aron at Stony Brook University to study how to maintain passion in long-term relationships, and Dr. Jan Loney on how parents interact with children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Kashdan began his graduate training at the University at Buffalo in 1998 – coinciding with Martin Seligman's introduction of positive psychology at his American Psychological Association presidential address. This integral timing led to his study of psychological strengths, social relationships, leadership, and well-being.

Education

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Kashdan received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and attended the University at Buffalo, State University of New York where he received his Ph.D. in 2004.

Career

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In his Well-Being Laboratory, Kashdan conducts research on well-being, self-regulation, emotional disorders, and romantic relationships. His research has helped explain the difference between people with normal anxiety from those suffering from anxiety disorders. Infrequent positive events, a lack of positive emotions, and an unwillingness to experience distressing emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations appear to be more relevant to the presence of emotional disorders than the intensity of anxiety felt. His work also challenges the stereotype that socially anxious individuals are inherently shy and inhibited, with evidence for an aggressive, impulsive, uninhibited subgroup of people with social anxiety difficulties. His work on psychological strengths, meaning and purpose in life, and psychological flexibility has shed light on neglected and underappreciated ingredients to becoming healthy, socially connected, successful, and fulfilled.

To advance the public understanding of science, Kashdan has written two trade books titled "The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why being your whole self - not just your “good” self - drives success and fulfillment" and "Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life", given a TEDx talk, writes regularly for Psychology Today and The Huffington Post, and has given workshops to organizations such as Customs and Border Protection, Hormel, General Mills, Gensler, Standard Chartered Bank, and the Gap.

He has been an associate editor for the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Personality and Journal of Positive Psychology. He has given more than 300 national and international talks and has published more than 170 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Kashdan received the American Psychological Association's 2013 Distinguished Scientific Early Career Award.

Books

  • Todd B. Kashdan; Robert Biswas-Diener (October 2014). The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why being your whole self - not just your "good" self - drives success and fulfillment. Hudson Street Press. ISBN 978-1594631733. 
  • Todd Kashdan (21 April 2009). Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-166118-1. 
  • Kennon M. Sheldon; Todd B. Kashdan; Michael F. Steger (3 January 2011). Designing Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward: Taking Stock and Moving Forward. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-970626-6. 
  • Todd B. Kashdan; Joseph Ciarrochi (1 April 2013). Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology: The Seven Foundations of Well-Being. New Harbinger. ISBN 978-1-60882-339-0. 
  • References

    Todd Kashdan Wikipedia


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