| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 709 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford library of psychology |
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Oxford library of psychology.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Major developments in positive psychology -- A case of positive psychology / Shane J. Lopez, Matthew W. Gallagher -- Positive psychology past, present, and future / Ed Diener -- Positive emotions / Michael A. Cohn, Barbara L. Fredrickson -- Classifying and measuring strengths of character / Christopher Peterson, Nansook Park -- Positive psychology applications / P. Alex Linley [and others] -- Positive psychology within a cultural context / Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa M. Edwards, Shane J. Lopez -- Part 2. Positive psychology perspectives on human behavior -- Stopping the "madness" positive psychology and deconstructing the illness ideology and the DSM / James E. Maddux -- Widening the diagnostic focus a case for including human strengths and environmental resources / Beatrice A. Wright, Shane J. Lopez -- Toward a science of mental health / Corey L.M. Keyes -- Modeling positive human health from covariance structures to dynamic systems / Anthony D. Ong, Alex J. Zautra -- Positive ethics themes and variations / Mitchell M. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp, Michael C. Gottlieb -- Part 3. Positive psychology across the lifespan -- Resilience in development / Ann S. Masten [and others] -- Positive psychology for children and adolescents development, prevention, and promotion / Kari J. Brown Kirschman [and others] -- The positive youth development perspective theoretical and empirical bases of a strengths-based approach to adolescent development / Richard M. Lerner -- Aging well in the st century challenges and opportunities / Gail M. Williamson, Juliette Christie -- New territories of positive life-span development wisdom and life longings / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, Paul B. Baltes -- Part 4. Emotional approaches -- Subjective well-being the science of happiness and life satisfaction / Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, Richard E. Lucas -- Flow theory and research / Jeanne Nakamura, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Positive affectivity the disposition to experience positive emotional states / David Watson, Kristin Naragon -- The social construction of self-esteem / John P. Hewitt -- Coping through emotional approach emerging evidence for the utility of processing and expressing emotions in responding to stressors / Annette L. Stanton, Sarah J. Sullivan, Jennifer L. Austenfeld -- The positive psychology of emotional intelligence / Peter Salovey [and others] -- Emotional creativity toward "spiritualizing the passions" / James R. Averill -- Part 5. Cognitive approaches -- Creativity / Dean Keith Simonton -- The role of personal control in adaptive functioning / Suzanne C. Thompson -- Mindfulness versus positive evaluation / Ellen Langer -- Perspectives on time / Ilona Boniwell -- Optimism / Charles S. Carver [and others] -- Optimistic explanatory style / Christopher Peterson, Tracy A. Steen -- Hope theory / Kevin L. Rand, Jennifer S. Cheavens -- Self-efficacy the power of believing you can / James E. Maddux -- Problem-solving appraisal and psychological adjustment / P. Paul Heppner, Dong-gwi Lee -- Self-determination / Michael L. Wehmeyer, Todd D. Little, Julie Sergeant -- Curiosity and interest the benefits of thriving on novelty and challenge / Todd B. Kashdan, Paul J. Silvia -- Courage / Cynthia L.S. Pury, Shane J. Lopez -- Part 6. Interpersonal approaches -- Relationship connection a redux on the role of minding and the quality of feeling special in the enhancement of closeness / John H. Harvey, Brian G. Pauwels -- Compassion / Eric J. Cassell -- Adult attachment security the relational scaffolding of positive psychology / Frederick G. Lopez -- Empathy and altruism / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, David A. Lishner -- Forgiveness / Michael E. McCullough [and others] -- Furthering the science of gratitude / Philip C. Watkins, Michael Van Gelder, Araceli Frias -- Love / Clyde Hendrick, Susan S. Hendrick -- For richer, in good times, and in health positive process in relationships / Natalya C. Maisel, Shelly L. Gable -- Part 7. Self-based approaches -- What's positive about self-verification? / Rebecca J. North, William B. Swann Jr. -- Reality negotiation / Raymond L. Higgins, Matthew W. Gallagher -- Humility / June Price Tangney -- The motive for distinctiveness a universal, but flexible human need / Vivian L. Vignoles -- Part 8. Biological approaches -- A role for neuropsychology in understanding the facilitating influence of positive affect on social behavior and cognitive processes / Alice M. Isen -- Toward a biology of social support / Sally S. Dickerson, Peggy M. Zoccola -- The central role of the heart in generating and sustaining positive emotions / Rollin McCraty, Robert A. Rees -- Toughness / Richard A. Dienstbier, Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig -- Part 9. Positive institutions -- Family-centered positive psychology / Susan M. Sheridan, Jennifer D. Burt -- Positive schools / E. Scott Huebner [and others] -- Positive psychology on campus / Laurie A. Schreiner [and others] -- Positive institutions, law, and policy / Peter H. Huang, Jeremy A. Blumenthal -- Part 10. Specific coping approaches -- Meditation and positive psychology / Shauna L. Shapiro -- Spirituality the search for the sacred / Kenneth I. Pargament, Annette Mahoney -- Sharing one's story on the benefits of writing or talking about emotional experience / Kate G. Niederhoffer, James W. Pennebaker -- Benefit-finding and growth / Suzanne C. Lechner, Howard Tennen, Glenn Affleck -- Making sense of loss, perceiving benefits, and posttraumatic growth / Christopher G. Davis, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema -- Happiness, resilience, and positive growth following physical disability issues for understanding, research, and therapeutic intervention / Dana S. Dunn, Gitendra Uswatte, Timothy R. Elliott -- Part 11. Toward better lives -- The promise of sustainable happiness / Julia K. Boehm, Sonja Lyubomirsky -- Meaning in life / Michael F. Steger -- The future of positive psychology pursuing three big goals / Shane J. Lopez |
| Summary |
"The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, Second Edition is the seminal reference in the burgeoning field of positive psychology, which, in recent years, has transcended academia to capture the imagination of the general public. The handbook provides a roadmap for the psychology needed by the majority of the population - those who don't need treatment, but want to achieve the lives to which they aspire. The 65 chapters summarize all of the relevant literature in the field, and each of the international slate of contributors is essentially defining a lifetime of research. The content's breadth and depth provide an unparalleled cross-disciplinary look at positive psychology from diverse fields and all branches of psychology, including social, clinical, personality, counseling, school, and developmental psychology. Topics include not only happiness--which has been perhaps misrepresented in the popular media as the entirety of the field--but also hope, strengths, positive emotions, life longings, creativity, emotional creativity, courage, and more, plus guidelines for applying what has worked for people across time and cultures."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Previous edition: published as Handbook of positive psychology. 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Positive psychology.
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Mental health.
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Personality.
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Emotions.
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Attitude (Psychology)
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Positive psychology
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Social Sciences.
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Psychology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Snyder, C. R., editor.
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Lopez, Shane J., editor.
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| LC no. |
2008043836 |
| ISBN |
9780199940615 |
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0199940614 |
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