| Description |
xviii, 829 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Subjective well-being : the science of happiness and life satisfaction -- Resilience in development -- The social construction of self-esteem -- The adaptive value of coping through emotional approach -- The positive psychology of emotional intelligence -- Creativity -- Hope theory : a member of the positive psychology family -- Wisdom : its structure and function in regulating successful life span development -- Humility -- Compassion -- The psychology of forgiveness -- Love -- Empathy and altruism -- How we become moral : the sources of moral motivation -- Toughness -- Sharing one's story : on the benefits of writing or talking about emotional experience -- Positive responses to loss : perceiving benefits and growth -- Humor -- Meditation and positive psychology -- Spirituality : discovering and conserving the sacred -- Positive psychology for children : development, prevention, and promotion -- Aging well : outlook for the 21st century -- Positive growth following acquired physical disability -- Putting positive psychology in a multicultural context -- Positive psychology at work -- Positive ethics. |
| Subject |
Psychology.
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Health.
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Happiness.
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Optimism.
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| Added Author |
Snyder, C. R.
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Lopez, Shane J.
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| ISBN |
0195135334 (alk. paper) |
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