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Handbook of positive psychology
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- Creator
- edited by C.R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 829 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780195135336, 0195135334
- OCLC
- ocm46634343
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- 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
Subjects
- Psychology.
- Health.
- Happiness.
- Optimism.
- Happiness.
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- Health.
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- Psychology.
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