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Positive psychology : the science of happiness and flourishing / William C. Compton, Middle Tennessee State University, Edward Hoffman, Yeshiva University.

By: Compton, William C [author.].
Contributor(s): Hoffman, Edward, 1951- [author.] | Compton, William C. Introduction to positive psychology.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2020]Edition: Third Edition.Description: xxiv, 503 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781544322926.Subject(s): Positive psychologyDDC classification: 150.1988 C73
Contents:
About the authors An introduction to positive psychology Foundations: emotion, motivation, and the nature of well-being Subjective well-being Leisure, flow, mindfulness, and peak performance Romantic love and positive families Positive health Excellence, aesthetics, creativity, and genius Well-being across the lifespan Models of optimal well-being Religion, spirituality, and well-being Positive institutions and cultural well-being A look toward the future of positive psychology
Summary: "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
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Revised edition of the authors' Positive psychology, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the authors
An introduction to positive psychology
Foundations: emotion, motivation, and the nature of well-being
Subjective well-being
Leisure, flow, mindfulness, and peak performance
Romantic love and positive families
Positive health
Excellence, aesthetics, creativity, and genius
Well-being across the lifespan
Models of optimal well-being
Religion, spirituality, and well-being
Positive institutions and cultural well-being
A look toward the future of 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

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology

In English

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