Applied positive psychology
Subtitle: improving everyday life, health, schools, work, and society
By: edited by Stewart I. Donaldson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jeanne Nakamura
Series: Applied psychology -- 40
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415877817; 9780415877824
Subjects: Applied Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Determining what works, if anything, in positive psychology / Stewart I. Donaldson; title: Core areas in applied positive psychology; title: National accounts of well-being for public policy / Edward Diener & Katherine Ryan; title: Cultivating positive emotions to enhance human flourishing / Barbara L. Fredrickson & Laura E. Kurtz; title: Character strengths and virtues : their role in well-being / Christopher Peterson & Nansook Park; title: Applications for improving health, education, and positive human development; title: How psychosocial resources enhance health and well-being / Shelley Taylor; title: Tailoring positive psychology interventions to treat depressed individuals / Nancy L. Sin, Matthew D. Della Porta, & Sonja Lyubomirsky; title: Education in 2025 : how positive psychology can re-vitalize education / Hans Henrik Knoop; title: Gallup student poll : measuring and promoting what is right with students / Shane Lopez & Valerie J. Calderon; title: Improving institutions, organizations, and the world of work; title: Applied positive organizational psychology : the state of the science and practice / Ia Ko & Stewart I. Donaldson; title: Prosocial practices, positive identity, and flourishing at work / Jane Dutton, University of Michigan, Laura Morgan Roberts, Georgia State University, & Jeff Bednar, University of Michigan; title: The effects of virtuous leadership on organizational performance / Kim Cameron; title: Contexts of positive adult development / Jeanne Nakamura; title: Future directions for applying the science of positive psychology; title: Positive psychology and a positive world-view : new hope for the future of humankind / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; title: Epilog : a practitioner's guide for applying the science of positive psychology / Stewart I. Donaldson.