The Routledge international handbook of critical positive psychology / edited by Nicholas J. Brown, Tim Lomas and Francisco Jose Eiroa-Orosa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Nick, 1960- editor.

Lomas, Tim, 1979- editor.

Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco Jose, 1981- editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Routledge international handbook series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Positive psychology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 568 pages).

Other Title:

Critical positive psychology

International handbook of critical positive psychology

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Since the turn of the twenty-first century, the field of positive psychology has sought to implement a science of human flourishing so that we may lead happier, more fulfilling lives. It has found expression not only in academic papers but also popular books and, increasingly, in government policy. The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Positive Psychology is the first volume dedicated to a critical appraisal of this influential but controversial field of study. The book critically examines not only the scientific foundations of positive psychology, but also the sociocultural and political tenets on which the field rests. It evaluates the current field of knowledge and practice, and includes chapters analysing the methodological constructs of the field, as well as others that question what positive psychology actually means by ideas such as happiness or well-being. Taking the debate further, the book then discusses how positive psychology can be applied in a wider variety of settings than is presently the case, helping communities and individuals by acknowledging the reality of people's lives rather than adhering strictly to debateable theoretical constructs. Including contributions from disciplines ranging from psychoanalysis to existential therapy, theology to philosophy, and contributors from throughout the world, The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Positive Psychology will be enlightening reading for anyone interested in how psychology has sought to understand human well-being."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword: interiorizing and interrogating well-being; Introduction; 1 Critical positive psychology: a creative convergence of two disciplines; Section 1 Criticism of positive psychology; 2 The unavoidable role of values in positive psychology: reflections in light of psychology's replicability crisis; 3 Taking a closer look at well-being as a scientific construct: delineating its conceptual nature and boundaries in relation to spirituality and existential functioning; 4 The meaning and valence of gratitude in positive psychology.

5 Positive psychology, mental health, and the false promise of the medical model6 Is positive psychology an indigenous psychology?; 7 Community psychology's contributions to happiness and well-being: including the role of Context, Social Justice, and Values in our understanding of the good life; 8 Positive psychology: intellectual, scientific, or ideological movement?; 9 Is positive psychology compatible with freedom?; 10 Critique of positive psychology and positive interventions; 11 Toward a well-spoken explanatory style; 12 An introduction to criticality for students of positive psychology.

Interlude 13 Five historic philosophers discuss human flourishing and happiness in positive psychology: a speculative dialogue in three acts; Section 2 Doing positive psychology critically; 14 A re-appraisal of boredom: a case study in second wave positive psychology; 15 Affirming the positive in anomalous experiences: a challenge to dominant accounts of reality, life, and death; 16 Uncovering the good in positive psychology: toward a worldview conception that can help positive psychology flourish; 17 Toward a culturally competent positive psychology.

18 Cultural and racial perspectives on positive psychologies of humility19 Positive psychology's religious imperative; 20 Character strengths as critique: the power of positive psychology to humanise the workplace; 21 Toward an integrative applied positive psychology; 22 Positive politics: left-wing versus right-wing policies, and their impact on the determinants of wellbeing; 23 A proposed enquiry into the effect of sociocultural changes on well-being; 24 Complexity: towards a new measure of societal well-being; Interlude 2; 25 Pleasure as a form of liberatory practice.

Section 3 Applied perspectives26 Community social psychology and positive psychology: learning from the experience of Latin America; 27 Positive, necessary, and possible lives: experience and practice from the struggle for a dignified life; 28 Exploring the role of engagement in well-being and personal development: a review of adolescent and mental health activism; 29 Citizenship, mental health, and positive psychology; 30 The brutality of reality; 31 Philotimo: vices and virtues of a moral archetype; 32 Evaluating positive education: a framework and case study; 33 Shaping positive education research to influence public policy; 34 Positive psychology at a city scale; 35 Judging the efficacy and ethics of positive psychology for government policymaking; 36 Feel good or be happy: distinctions between emotions and development in the environmental psychology research of wellbeing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource.

ISBN:

9781317335108

1317335104

9781317335115

1317335112

9781317335122

1317335120

9781315659794

1315659794

OCLC:

1004620855

Publisher Number:

9781315659794

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.