Positive Psychology

Name: Positive Psychology
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ISBN: 9780131744417

ISBN-10: 0131744410

ISBN-13: 9780131744417

Edition: 2009

Authors: Steve Baumgardner, Marie Crothers

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Positive Psychology, is designed to serve as a primary text for an undergraduate college course in positive psychology. Consistent with the ldquo;nuts and boltsrdquo; presentation of positive psychology, in many places throughout the book the authors provide detailed coverage of individual research studies, methodological issues and theoretical controversies.

Book details

List price: $153.32
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 9/24/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Dedication


Acknowledgments


Preface



What is Positive Psychology?


Traditional Psychology


Why the Negative Focus?


Negatives Aspects Perceived as More Authentic & lsquo;Realrdquo;


Negatives as More Important


The Disease Model


Positive Psychology


Health Psychology


Focus on Research: The Nun Study: Living Longer Through


Positive Emotions


Clinical Psychology


Developmental Psychology


Survey Research and Subjective Well-Being


Social/Personality Psychology and the Psychology of Religion


Positive Psychology: Assumptions, Goals and Definitions


Life Above Zero


Culture and the Meaning of a Good Life


Why Now?


Two Final Notes


Positive Psychology is Not Opposed to Psychology


Positive Psychology and the Status Quo



The Meaning and Measure of Happiness


Why a Psychology of Well-Being?


Objective versus Subjective Measures


Negative versus Positive Functioning


What is Happiness? Two Traditions


Hedonic Happiness


Eudaimonic Happiness


Focus on Research: Positive Affect and a Meaningful Life


Subjective Well-Being: The Hedonic Basis of Happiness


Measuring Subjective Well-Being


Life Satisfaction


Positive Affect and Negative Affect