The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology

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Shane J. Lopez
John Wiley & Sons, Sep 11, 2012 - Psychology - 1152 pages
Positive psychology, the pursuit of understanding optimal human functioning, is reshaping the scholarly and public views of how we see the science of psychology. The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology provides a comprehensive and accessible summary of this growing area of scholarship and practice.
  • 288 specially commissioned entries written by 150 leading international researchers, educators, and practitioners in positive psychology
  • covers topics of interest across all social sciences as well as business and industry
  • the most current, extensive, and accessible treatment of the subject available
  • topical primer clarifies basic constructs and processes associated with positive psychology
  • will be useful to students, teachers, practitioners, businesspeople, and policy makers
 

Selected pages

Contents

Abnormal psychology
1
Creativity
4
Admiration
125
Agency
148
Altruism
163
Americans with Disabilities Act
178
Appetitive motivational systems
197
Attachment theory
208
Laughter
562
Life coaching
577
Locus of control
585
Marital happiness
594
Meaning
605
Menninger Karl
613
Moral development
622
Motherhood
632

Cultural values
265
Deep learning
275
Diener
287
Emotional asymmetry
300
Emotional intelligence
310
Authenticity
362
Endorphins
478
Entreprenurial behavior
484
Epigenetics
492
Ethnicity
503
Eudaimonia
509
Narrative identity
638
Neurobiology
644
Open source
651
Psychology
827
Penn Resiliency Program
833
Personal responsibility
843
Peterson Christopher
852
Autonomy
1002
Entries AZ 11045
1045
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About the author (2012)

Shane J. Lopez is the Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute, as well as a Gallup senior scientist. He is co-editor on the Handbook of Positive Psychology (2002) and Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures (2003), and co-author of Positive Psychology (2007), all with Rick Snyder.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology
EditorShane J. Lopez
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2012
ISBN1118344677, 9781118344675
Length1152 pages
Subjects › 

Psychology / General
Psychology / Social Psychology
  
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