Psychological Quality: The Foundation of a Successful Life

Author: Organization Department of the Education Work Commission of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: As a high-quality teaching material for higher education institutions funded by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, this book embodies the spirit of the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Strengthening and Improving Ideological and Political Education for College Students and the Opinions of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League on Strengthening and Improving Mental Health Education for College Students. It is guided by the Teaching Syllabus for Mental Health Education for College Students in Beijing, the Consultation Syllabus for Mental Health Education for College Students in Beijing, and the Syllabus for Disease Prevention and Crisis Intervention in Mental Health Education for College Students in Beijing, issued by the Education Work Commission of Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, and the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League. It reflects the latest achievements in mental health education research in China's higher education institutions and is the only designated textbook for mental health education for college students in Beijing. Psychological Quality: The Foundation of a Successful Life consists of twelve chapters, covering hot campus topics such as college students' sexual behavior, suicide among college students, employment for college students, and the ability of college students to cope with setbacks. Unlike traditional textbooks that begin with theoretical concepts, this book starts with the latest news events or surveys. For example, in the chapter "Cultivating and Shaping Good Personality," it begins with the story of (Astronaut Yang Liwei); in the chapter "Sex Psychology and Sexual Health," it opens with the content of the recently published survey Wet Roses—The Current State of Sexual Behavior Among Chinese College Students, released in January of this year. Unlike all psychological consultants who avoid disclosing measurement scales, this book includes a variety of psychological scales, such as the Learning Habits Questionnaire, the Activity Competence Questionnaire, the Psychological Adaptation Ability Test, and the Self-Rating Scale for Psychological Symptoms. Students not only gain relevant psychological knowledge from the book but can also monitor their mental state at any time through self-assessment.