Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011. — 358 p. — ISBN: 978-90-481-9937-2. Christie Napa Scollon and Laura A. King What People Really Want in Life and Why It Matters: Contributions from Research on Folk Theories of the Good Life Some Cautionary Thoughts Nic Marks Think Before You Think Neil Thin Socially Responsible Cheermongery: On the Sociocultural Contexts and Levels of...
Chicago: Aldin Publishing Company, 1969. — 318 p. This book is the first basic research of psychological well-being which by right it is possible to name program for the further development of positive psychology. The particular conception of psychological well-being that is elaborated in this monograph emerges from a pilot study conducted by National Opinion Research Center,...
Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011. — 271 p. — ISBN: 978-94-007-1374-1. Happiness and Well-Being Ruut Veenhoven Can We Get Happier Than We Are? Pilar Sanjuan, Alejandro Magallares, and Rodolfo Gordillo Self-serving Attributional Bias and Hedonic and Eudaimonic Aspects of Well-Being Zvjezdana Prizmić-Larsen, Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan, and Tihana Brkljačić Affect...
Routledge, 2018. — 590 p. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, the field of positive psychology has sought to implement a science of human flourishing so that we may lead happier, more fulfilling lives. It has found expression not only in academic papers but also in popular books and, increasingly, in government policy. The Routledge International Handbook of Critical...
New York: BasicBooks, 1997. — 181 p. Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives. Based on a far-reaching study of thousands of individuals, Finding Flow contends that we often walk through our days unaware and out of touch with our emotional lives. Our inattention makes us constantly bounce...
Penguin Books, 2004. — 244 p. — ISBN10: 014200409X; ISBN13: 978-0142004098. Since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi published the groundbreaking Flow more than a decade ago, world leaders such as Tony Blair and former President Clinton, and influential sports figures like Super Bowl champion coach Jimmy Johnson have all been inspired by the book. In today's corporate upheaval, a new...
Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013. — 340 p. — (Series Happiness Studies Book). — ISBN: 978-94-007-5701-1 Individual Well-Being: Theory and Research Antonella Delle Fave The Exploration of Happiness: Present and Future Perspectives Jukka Varelius Objective Explanations of Individual Well-Being Mike W. Martin Paradoxes of Happiness Chu Kim-Prieto, Ed Diener, Maya...
State University of New York, 2018. — 236 p. — ISBN: 1438469330. In The Art of Gratitude, Jeremy David Engels sketches a genealogy of gratitude from the ancient Greeks to the contemporary self-help movement. One of the most striking things about gratitude, Engels finds, is how consistently it is described using the language of indebtedness. A chief purpose of this, he contends,...
New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006. — 353 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-471-21351-2. Introduction and theory Quality of Life Therapy (QOLT): An Introduction Happiness through the Ages and Sages QOL Theory How to Do QOLT Core techniques in QOLT QOLT Assessment: Integrating QOL with Traditional Health Assessments Sharing Case Conceptualizations with Clients The Three Pillars of QOLT:...
Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2015. — 896 p. — (International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life). — ISBN: 978-94-017-9177-9. Wolfgang Glatzer Monitoring and Analyzing Quality of Life – An Introduction Long Term Trends of World Social Development: Health, Wealth, Democracy Frank Swiaczny Demographic and Health Development in the Long Run Herman de Jong Living Standards in a...
New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. — 242 p. — ISBN: 9780199977925. How do we thrive in our behaviors and experiences? Positive neuroscience research illuminates the brain mechanisms that enable human flourishing. Supported by the John Templeton Foundation's Positive Neuroscience Project, which Martin E. P. Seligman established in 2008, Positive Neuroscience provides an...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. — 292 p. — ISBN: 9781351375245. This book provides an accessible and balanced introduction to positive psychology scholarship and its applications, incorporating an overview of the development of positive psychology. Positive Psychology: The Basics delineates positive psychology’s journey as a discipline, takes stock of its achievements, and...
Rosario, 2003. — 116 p. Los poderes de la mente son infinitos. ¿Los ha comprendido usted realmente alguna vez y ha vislumbrado lo que pueden llegar a suponer en su vida? Gracias a esta obra descubrirá un sorprendente plan basado en una idea genial: “Aquello que la mente puede concebir y creer, la mente puede alcanzarlo”. Este método le indicará cómo deshacerse de sus...
Washington: American Psychological Association, 2003. — 335 p. — ISBN: 1-55798-930-3. Martin E. P. Seligman The past and future of positive psychology Corey L. M. Keyes and Jonathan Haidt Human flourishing--the study of that which makes life worthwhile Rise to life's challenges Carol D. Ryff and Burton Singer Flourishing under fire: Resilience as a prototype of challenged...
New Harvest, 2014. — 256 p. An exploration of how extreme athletes break the limits of ultimate human performance and what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as “flow” In this groundbreaking book, New York Times–bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand...
New Harvest, 2014. — 256 p. — ISBN: 9781477800836, 1477800832. An exploration of how extreme athletes break the limits of ultimate human performance and what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as “flow” In this groundbreaking book, New York Times – best-selling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on...
Enschede: University of Twente, 2012. — 190 p. — ISBN: 978-90-365-3370-6. Mental health is studied from a positive perspective. The book starts with a short introduction to the medical model, which results from the professionalization of the discipline of psychology. Mental health is not merely the absence of mental illness, but it also includes the presence of positive...
New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, 2004. — 770 p. — ISBN: 0-471-45906-2. The applied positive psychology perspective P. Alex Linley and Stephen Joseph Applied Positive Psychology: A New Perspective for Professional Practice Historical and philosophical foundations Ingvild S. Jorgensen and Hilde Eileen Nafstad Positive Psychology: Historical, Philosophical, and...
Oxford University Press, 2009. — 368 p. Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date reviews of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned chapters from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates, as well as a foundation for future research. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and...
2016. — 38 p. — ASIN B01A7XUC6G. Despite understanding the power of positive thoughts, many people struggle with negative thinking. Once negative thinking becomes your default mode, it can be tricky to break the cycle. In order to change that and be able to break through to a new plane of existence, one in which you both project and attract success and happiness, in other...
2016. — 38 p. — ASIN B01A7XUC6G. Despite understanding the power of positive thoughts, many people struggle with negative thinking. Once negative thinking becomes your default mode, it can be tricky to break the cycle. In order to change that and be able to break through to a new plane of existence, one in which you both project and attract success and happiness, in other...
Seashell Publishers, 2014. — 144 p. How Life Works is about why the same things keep happening to you. It is about: How to find the love of your life How to find the work you love Why some people always fall on their feet - and how you can be like them. How Life Works explains why: It's not what you know it's not who you know It's all about how you feel. When Bad Things Happen...
European Union: OECD Publishing, 2013. – 266 p. ISBN 978-92-64-19164-8 These Guidelines mark an important turning point in our knowledge of how subjective wellbeing can, and should, be measured. Not long ago, the received wisdom was that “we don’t know enough” about subjective well-being to build it into measures of societal progress. However, as the evidence documented in...
Oxford University Press, 2006. — 672 p. — ISBN: 978-0195172188, 0195172183. In the short time since the publication of the Handbook of Positive Psychology esearch results on the psychology of human strengths have proliferated. However, no major volume has documented the methods and theory used to achieve these results. Oxford Handbook of Methods in Positive Psychology fills...
Hachette UK, 2016. — 304 p. How positive thinking can change your life and help you reach your goals, by the bestselling authors of The definitive book of body language . Allan and Barbara Pease are the internationally renowned bestselling authors of The definitive book of body language and Why men don't listen and women can't read maps , and have sold over 27 million books. In...
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. — 800 p. — ISBN: 0-19-516701-5. The classification of strengths presented in this book is intended to reclaim the study of character and virtue as legitimate topics of psychological inquiry and informed societal discourse. By providing ways of talking about character strengths and measuring them across the life span, this classification...
PositivePsychologyProgram.com, no date. — 31 p. It is a great pleasure to offer you this compilation of positive psychology facts. During the past fifteen years, Positive Psychology has gained an increasing amount of attention, both from helping professionals and researchers. This attention has resulted in many valuable insights into what contributes to a happy, fulfilling...
O-Books, 2019. — 312 p. — ISBN: 978-1785358289. Clock versus Compass presents a unique list of easy to understand, bite-sized concepts, amalgamated from the fields of applied positive psychology, coaching and spirituality. Everyday concepts are presented with a view to explore positive balance and create peace and harmony in our lives. Too much passion can turn into obsession....
Springer, 2012. — 312 p. — ISBN: 978-94-007-2146-3. Relationships are at the heart of our lives; at home with our families, with our friends, in schools and colleges, with colleagues at the workplace and in our diverse communities. The quality of these relationships determines our individual well-being, how well we learn, develop and function, our sense of connectedness with...
Oxford University Press, 2023. - 1248 p. Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a broad theory of psychological growth and wellness that has revolutionized how we think about human motivation. SDT has been the basis for new and more effective practices in parenting, education, business, sport, healthcare, and other areas of life fostering higher-quality motivation, engagement,...
The Guilford Press, 2017. — 756 p. — ISBN: 1462528767, 9781462528769. Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning. In this authoritative work, the codevelopers of the theory comprehensively examine SDT's conceptual underpinnings (including its six mini-theories),...
BenBella Books, 2019. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1946885449. The truth is, the way we think about ourselves and the world around us dramatically impacts our happiness, health, how fast or slow we age, and even how long we live. In fact, people with a positive mindset about aging live on average 7.5 years longer than those without. That might sound alarming to those of us who struggle...
Reprint edition. — Vintage Books, 2006. — 337 p. — ISBN10: 1400078393; ISBN13: 978-1400078394. The father of the new science of positive psychology and author of Authentic Happiness draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enchances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Seligman...
Reprint edition. — Vintage Books, 2006. — 337 p. — ISBN10: 1400078393; ISBN13: 978-1400078394. The father of the new science of positive psychology and author of Authentic Happiness draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enchances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Seligman...
3rd edition. — Springer, 2021. — 804 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-71887-9. The third, thoroughly revised, and enhanced edition of this best-selling book analyzes and discusses the most up-to-date research on the psychology of quality of life. The book is divided into six parts. The introductory part lays the philosophical and academic foundation of much of the research on well-being...
Oxford University Press, 2002. — 848 p. Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement to abandon the exclusive focus on the...
3rd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2021. — 1032 p. The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology is a seminal reference in the field of positive psychology, which continues to transcend the boundaries of academia to capture the imagination of the general public. Almost 20 years after the first publication of this groundbreaking reference, this new third edition showcases how...
3rd Edition. — Oxford University Press, 2021. — 1032 p. The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology is a seminal reference in the field of positive psychology, which continues to transcend the boundaries of academia to capture the imagination of the general public. Almost 20 years after the first publication of this groundbreaking reference, this new third edition showcases how...
Springer, 2014. — 158 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-04402-6. The Return to Happiness Overview of Happiness Research Happiness and Philosophy The Science of Happiness The Economy of Happiness Happiness, Culture and Relations of Power Cross-National Measurements of Happiness and Culture Universal Notions of Well-Being and Culture The Cultural Perspective in Happiness Studies Ethnocentrism...
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