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