Designing positive psychology : taking stock and moving forward / edited by Kennon M. Sheldon, Todd B. Kashdan, Michael F. Steger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheldon, Kennon M. (Kennon Marshall)

Kashdan, Todd B.

Steger, Michael F.

Series:

Series in positive psychology.

Series in positive psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Positive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 470 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Positive psychology exploded into public consciousness 10 years ago and has continued to capture attention around the world ever since. This book evaluates the first decade of this fledgling field of study from the perspective of nearly every leading researcher in the field.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; I: Introductory Perspectives; 1. Positive Psychology: Where Did It Come From, Where Is It Going?; 2. Challenges, Pitfalls, and Aspirations for Positive Psychology; II: Biological Perspectives; 3. Positive Psychophysiology: The Body and Self-Regulation; 4. Positive Psychological States and Biological Processes; 5. The Primary Process Affects in Human Development, Happiness, and Thriving; III: Emotional Perspectives; 6. Beyond Pleasure and Pain? Emotion Regulation and Positive Psychology; 7. The Positive Psychology of Positive Emotions: An Avuncular View

8. The Future of Emotions Research within Positive PsychologyIV: Social-Cognitive Perspectives; 9. The Role of Hypo-egoic Self-Processes in Optimal Functioning and Subjective Well-Being; 10. Experiential Processing and the Integration of Bright and Dark Sides of the Human Psyche; 11. A Task-Focused Mind Is a Happy and Productive Mind: A Processing Perspective; 12. Finding Positive Value in Human Consciousness: Conscious Thought Serves Participation in Society and Culture; V: Personality Perspectives; 13. Personality Traits and the Potential of Positive Psychology

14. Character and Personality: Connections between Positive Psychology and Personality Psychology15. Personality Science and the Northern Tilt: As Positive as Possible Under the Circumstances; 16. Why Gratitude Enhances Well-Being: What We Know, What We Need to Know; VI: Relationship Perspectives; 17. The Positive Side of Close Relationships; 18. Positive Relationship Science: A New Frontier for Positive Psychology?; 19. Coaching and Positive Psychology; VII: Clinical Perspectives

20. The Dog Woman, Addie Bundren, and the Ninth Circle of Hell: Positive Psychology Should Be More Open to the Negative21. Meaning and Growth within Positive Psychology: Toward a More Complete Understanding; 22. Mindfulness and Positive Psychological Functioning; VIII: Organizational Perspectives; 23. Positive Psychological Capital in the Workplace: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go; 24. Organizational Applications of Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and a Research/Practice Roadmap for the Future; IX: Societal Perspectives; 25. Place and Well-Being

26. Greater Happiness for a Greater Number: Is That Possible? If So, How?27. Positive Psychology as a Force for Social Change; X: Summary Perspectives; 28. What's Positive about Positive; 29. To Celebrate Positive Psychology and Extend Its Horizons; 30. Are We There Yet? What Happened on the Way to the Demise of Positive Psychology; 31. Positive Psychology in Historical and Philosophical Perspective: Predicting Its Future from the Past; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-045187-4

0-19-970626-3

9786612977329

1-282-97732-6

OCLC:

701718113