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Title Oxford handbook of positive psychology / edited by C.R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  150.198 Ox2 2009    ---  Available
Description xxxi, 709 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Series Oxford library of psychology
Oxford library of psychology.
Note Rev. ed. of: Handbook of positive psychology. 2002.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Pt. 1. Major developments in positive psychology -- 1. A case of positive psychology / Shane J. Lopez and Matthew W. Gallagher -- 2. Positive psychology : past, present, and future / Ed Diener -- 3. Positive emotions / Michael A. Cohn and Barbara L. Fredrickson -- 4. Classifying and measuring strengths of character / Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park -- 5. Positive psychology applications / P. Alex Linley ... [et al.] -- 6. Positive psychology within a cultural context / Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa M. Edwards, and Shane J. Lopez -- Pt. 2. Positive psychology perspectives on human behavior -- 7. Stopping the "madness" : positive psychology and deconstructing the illness ideology and the DSM / James E. Maddux -- 8. Widening the diagnostic focus : a case for including human strengths and environmental resources / Beatrice A. Wright and Shane J. Lopez -- 9. Toward a science of mental health / Corey L.M. Keyes -- 10. Modeling positive human health : from covariance structures to dynamic systems / Anthony D. Ong and Alex J. Zautra -- 11. Positive ethics : themes and variations / Mitchell M. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp, and Michael C. Gottlieb -- Pt. 3. Positive psychology across the lifespan -- 12. Resilience in development / Ann S. Masten ... [et al.] -- 13. Positive psychology for children and adolescents : development, prevention, and promotion / Kari J. Brown Kirschman ... [et al.] -- 14. The positive youth development perspective : theoretical and empirical bases of a strengths-based approach to adolescent development / Richard M. Lerner -- 15. Aging well in the 21st century : challenges and opportunities / Gail M. Williamson and Juliette Christie -- 16. New territories of positive life-span development : wisdom and life longings / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, and Paul B. Baltes -- Pt. 4. Emotional approaches -- 17. Subjective well-being : the science of happiness and life satisfaction / Ed Diener, Shigehiro Oishi, and Richard E. Lucas -- 18. Flow theory and research / Jeanne Nakamura and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- 19. Positive affectivity : the disposition to experience positive emotional states / David Watson and Kristin Naragon -- 20. The social construction of self-esteem / John P. Hewitt -- 21. Coping through emotional approach : emerging evidence for the utility of processing and expressing emotions in responding to stressors / Annette L. Stanton, Sarah J. Sullivan, and Jennifer L. Austenfeld -- 22. The positive psychology of emotional intelligence / Peter Salovey ... [et al.] -- 23. Emotional creativity : toward "spiritualizing the passions" / James R. Averill -- Pt. 5. Cognitive approaches -- 24. Creativity / Dean Keith Simonton -- 25. The role of personal control in adaptive functioning / Suzanne C. Thompson -- 26. Mindfulness versus positive evaluation / Ellen Langer -- 27. Perspectives on time / Ilona Boniwell -- 28. Optimism / Charles S. Carver ... [et al.] -- 29. Optimistic explanatory style / Christopher Peterson and Tracy A. Steen -- 30. Hope theory / Kevin L. Rand and Jennifer S. Cheavens -- 31. Self-efficacy : the power of believing you can / James E. Maddux -- 32. Problem-solving appraisal and psychological adjustment / P. Paul Heppner and Dong-gwi Lee -- 33. Self-determination / Michael L. Wehmeyer, Todd D. Little, and Julie Sergeant -- 34. Curiosity and interest : the benefits of thriving on novelty and challenge / Todd B. Kashdan and Paul J. Silvia -- 25. Courage / Cynthia L.S. Pury and Shane J. Lopez -- Pt. 6. Interpersonal approaches -- 36. Relationship connection : a redux on the role of minding and the quality of feeling special in the enhancement of closeness / John H. Harvey and Brian G. Pauwels -- 37. Compassion / Eric J. Cassell -- 38. Adult attachment security : the relational scaffolding of positive psychology / Frederick G. Lopez -- 39. Empathy and altruism / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and David A. Lishner -- 40. Forgiveness / Michael E. McCullough ... [et al.] -- 41. Furthering the science of gratitude / Philip C. Watkins, Michael Van Gelder, and Araceli Frias -- 42. Love / Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick -- 43. For richer, in good times, and in health : positive process in relationships / Natalya C. Maisel and Shelly L. Gable -- Pt. 7. Self-based approaches -- 44. What's positive about self-verification? / Rebecca J. North and William B. Swann Jr. -- 45. Reality negotiation / Raymond L. Higgins and Matthew W. Gallagher -- 46. Humility / June Price Tangney -- 47. The motive for distinctiveness : a universal, but flexible human need / Vivian L. Vignoles -- Pt. 8. Biological approaches -- 48. A role for neuropsychology in understanding the facilitating influence of positive affect on social behavior and cognitive processes / Alice M. Isen -- 49. Toward a biology of social support / Sally S. Dickerson and Peggy M. Zoccola -- 50. The central role of the heart in generating and sustaining positive emotions / Rollin McCraty and Robert A. Rees -- 51. Toughness / Richard A. Dienstbier and Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig -- Pt. 9. Positive institutions -- 52. Family-centered positive psychology / Susan M. Sheridan and Jennifer D. Burt -- 53. Positive schools / E. Scott Huebner ... [et al.] -- 54. Positive psychology on campus / Laurie A. Schreiner ... [et al.] -- 55. Positive institutions, law, and policy / Peter H. Huang and Jeremy A. Blumenthal -- Pt. 10. Specific coping approaches -- 57. Meditation and positive psychology / Shauna L. Shapiro -- 58. Spirituality : the search for the sacred / Kenneth I. Pargament and Annette Mahoney -- 59. Sharing one's story : on the benefits of writing or talking about emotional experience / Kate G. Niederhoffer and James W. Pennebaker -- 60. Benefit-finding and growth / Suzanne C. Lechner, Howard Tennen, and Glenn Affleck -- 61. Making sense of loss, perceiving benefits, and posttraumatic growth / Christopher G. Davis and Susan Nolen-Hoeksema -- 62. Happiness, resilience, and positive growth following physical disability : issues for understanding, research, and therapeutic intervention / Dana S. Dunn, Gitendra Uswatte, and Timothy R. Elliott -- Pt. 11. Toward better lives -- 63. The promise of sustainable happiness / Julia K. Boehm and Sonja Lyubomirsky -- 64. Meaning in life / Michael F. Steger -- 65. The future of positive psychology : pursuing three big goals / Shane J. Lopez.
Subject Positive psychology.
Happiness.
Health.
Psychology.
Added Author Snyder, C. R. Editor.
Lopez, Shane J. Editor.
Added Title Handbook of positive psychology.
ISBN 9780195187243 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0195187245 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Standard No. CDX 9022980
BWX R0777373
AU@ 000043560403

 
    
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