RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2537710.22363/2313-1683-2020-17-4-759-763REVIEWSРЕЦЕНЗИИBook Review of Congress, E.P., Takooshian, H., & Asper, A. (Eds.). (2020). Behavioral Science in the Global Arena. Vol. 1. Addressing Timely Issues at the United Nations and Beyond. Charlotte NC: Information Age PublishingРецензия на книгу: Behavioral Science in the Global Arena. Vol. 1. Addressing Timely Issues at the United Nations and Beyond / ed. by E.P. Congress, H. Takooshian, A. Asper. Charlotte NC: Information Age Publishing, 2020. 238 p.RothRoswithРотРосвитPh.D., is a University Professor ret. at the University of Graz (Graz, Austria). She is a licensed clinical and health psychologist and psychotherapist. Since 1983 - member of the International Council of Psychologists and area chair of Austria, she edited 10 Proceedings of the Annual Conventions of ICP. During 2000-2001, she was President of ICP and she is representative of ICP at the UN in Vienna since 1994. From 2010 to 2012 she was chair of the NGO Committee on the Family and since 2012 she is member of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women. Website: https://homepage.uni-graz.at/roswith.roth/.Ph.D., профессор в отставке Университета Граца (Грац, Австрия), лицензированный клинический психолог и психотерапевт. С 1983 г. является членом Международного совета психологов (International Council of Psychologists, ICP), главой регионального представительства ICP в Австрии, редактором 10 сборников материалов ежегодных съездов ICP. В 2000-2001 гг. была президентом ICP, с 1994 г. является представителем ICP при ООН в Вене. С 2010 по 2012 г. возглавляла негосударственный Комитет по вопросам семьи, в настоящее время член негосударственного Комитета по положению женщин. Вебсайт: https://homepage.uni-graz.at/roswith.roth/.roswith.roth@uni-graz.atUniversity of GrazУниверситет Граца15122020174Contemporary Positive Psychology in Russia and in the WorldСовременная позитивная психология в России и мире75976328122020Copyright ©; 2020, Roth R.Copyright ©; 2020, Рот Р.2020Roth R.Рот Р.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/25377 1.Dickens, Ch. (1859). A Tale of Two Cities. In C. Dickens (Ed.), All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal. London: Chapman & Hall2.United Nations General Assembly. (1948). Universal declaration of human rights. GA resolution 217A. https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/3.United Nations General Assembly. (2015). Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Retrieved from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld/publication4.World Health Organization. (2013). Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020. Geneva: World Health Organization. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA66/A66_R8-en.pdf5.World Population. (2020). Current World Population. Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/ world-population/#:~:text=7.8%20Billion%20(2020),Nations%20estimates%20elaborated %20by%20Worldometer