Positive psychology

"Topically organized, Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing presents a highly engaging, up-to-date introduction to positive psychology. Authors William C. Compton and Edward Hoffman invite students to apply practices to their own lives, contexts, and experiences to ensure understanding. The text examines how positive psychology applies to stressors and health within such traditional research areas as developmental, clinical, personality, motivational, social, and behavioral psychology. Furthermore, the text offers perspectives on positive emotional states, research and theory on positive traits, coverage of positive institutions, and a look at the future of positive psychology. The Third Edition reflects significant growth in field with hundreds of new references and expanded content on topics including mindfulness, money and subjective well-being, and romantic love. "--Back cover. "A workbook aligned with the text (ISBN:978-1-5443-3429-5) is available to support student growth and well-being through additional opportunities for active practice."--Back cover.

שנה

2012

שפה

English

הוצאה

Wadsworth, Cengage Learning

מהדורות

8

עמודים

381

ISBN

9781111834128

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata