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Positive Psychology in Practice

by: Linley, P. Alex; Joseph, Stephen; Seligman, Martin E. P.

Positive Psychology in Practice

by: Linley, P. Alex; Joseph, Stephen; Seligman, Martin E. P.

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9780471459064
ISBN 10:
0471459062
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 08/11/2004
Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

"Positive Psychology in Practice is an essential resource for understanding this new theory and applying its principles to all areas of professional practice."--BOOK JACKET.

Foreword

Martin E.P. Seligman

Preface

Acknowledgments

xvii

Contributors

xix

PART I THE APPLIED POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE

1 Applied Positive Psychology: A New Perspective for Professional Practice

(12)

P. Alex Linley and Stephen Joseph

PART II HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS

2 Positive Psychology: Historical, Philosophical, and Epistemological Perspectives

(20)

Ingvild S. Jorgensen and Hilde Eileen Nafstad

3 The Good Life, Broadly and Narrowly Considered

(20)

Laura A. King, Jennifer Emilia Eells, and Chad M. Burton

PART III VALUES AND CHOICES IN PURSUIT OF THE GOOD LIFE

4 The Good Life or the Goods Life? Positive Psychology and Personal Well-Being in the Culture of Consumption

(13)

Tim Kasser

5 Value Pathways to Well-Being: Healthy Values, Valued Goal Attainment, and Environmental Congruence

(18)

Lilach Sagiv, Sonia Roccas, and Osnat Hazan

6 Doing Better but Feeling Worse: The Paradox of Choice

(19)

Barry Schwartz and Andrew Ward

7 Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation from Within and Without: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

105

(22)

Kirk Warren Brown and Richard M. Ryan

PART IV LIFESTYLE PRACTICES FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

8 Achieving Sustainable New Happiness: Prospects, Practices, and Prescriptions

127

(19)

Kennon M. Sheldon and Sonja Lyubomirsky

9 Physical Activity: Positive Psychology in Motion

146

(19)

Nanette Mutrie and Guy Faulkner

10 Balancing Time Perspective in Pursuit of Optimal Functioning

165

(16)

Ilona Boniwell and Philip G. Zimbardo

PART V TEACHING AND LEARNING: METHODS AND PROCESSES

11 Teaching Students to Make Wise Judgments: The "Teaching for Wisdom" Program

181

(16)

Alina Reznitskaya and Robert J. Sternberg

12 Introducing Positive Psychology to the Introductory Psychology Student

197

(13)

Amy C. Fineburg

13 Teaching Positive Psychology

210

(8)

Nick Baylis

14 Rescuing Our Heroes: Positive Perspectives on Upward Comparisons in Relationships, Education, and Work

218

(23)

Michael A. Cohn

PART VI POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AT WORK

15 Leading Well: Transformational Leadership and Well-Being

241

(15)

Niro Sivanathan, Kara A. Arnold, Nick Turner, and Julian Barling

16 Strengths-Based Development in Practice

256

(13)

Timothy D. Hodges and Donald O. Clifton

17 Positive and Creative Organization

269

(18)

Jane Henry

18 Toward a Positive Psychology of Executive Coaching

287

(18)

Carol Kauffman and Anne Scoular

PART VII HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: A POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

19 Positive Psychology and Health Psychology: A Fruitful Liaison

305

(15)

Shelley E. Taylor and David K. Sherman

20 Toward a Positive Clinical Psychology: Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential

320

(15)

James E. Maddux, C.R. Snyder, and Shane J. Lopez

21 The Client: Psychotherapy's Missing Link for Promoting a Positive Psychology

335

(19)

Mark A. Hubble and Scott D. Miller

22 Positive Therapy: A Positive Psychological Theory of Therapeutic Practice

354

(17)

Stephen Joseph and P. Alex Linley

PART VIII POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN THE CONSULTING ROOM

23 Clinical Applications of Well-Being Therapy

371

(17)

Chiara Ruini and Giovanni A. Fava

24 Strategies for Accentuating Hope

388

(17)

Shane J. Lopez, C. R. Snyder, Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Lisa M. Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Kelly Janowski, Jerri L. Turner, and Cindy Pressgrove

25 A Clinical Approach to Posttraumatic Growth

405

(15)

Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun

26 Positive Psychology and Psychotherapy: An Existential Approach

420

(13)

Roger Bretherton and Roderick J. Ørner

PART IX STRENGTHS OF CHARACTER IN PRACTICE

27 Classification and Measurement of Character Strengths: Implications for Practice

433

(14)

Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park

28 Emotional Intelligence in Practice

447

(17)

Peter Salovey, David Caruso, and John D. Mayer

29 Gratitude in Practice and the Practice of Gratitude

464

(18)

Giacomo Bono, Robert A. Emmons, and Michael E. McCullough

30 Facilitating Curiosity: A Social and Self-Regulatory Perspective for Scientifically Based Interventions

482

(22)

Todd B. Kashdan and Frank D. Fincham

31 Approaches to a Good Life: The Emotional-Motivational Side to Wisdom

504

(17)

Ute Kunzmann

PART X POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

32 Fostering the Future: Resilience Theory and the Practice of Positive Psychology

521

(19)

Tuppett M. Yates and Ann S. Masten

33 Organized Youth Activities as Contexts for Positive Development

540

(21)

Reed Larson, Robin Jarrett, David Hansen, Nickki Pearce, Patrick Sullivan, Kathrin Walker, Natasha Watkins, and Dustin Wood

34 Positive Aging

561

(20)

George E. Vaillant

PART XI BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH INTEGRATION AND REGENERATION

35 Bringing Subjectivity into Focus: Optimal Experiences, Life Themes, and Person-Centered Rehabilitation

581

(17)

Antonella Delle Fave and Fausto Massimini

36 Good Lives and the Rehabilitation of Offenders: A Positive Approach to Sex Offender Treatment

598

(19)

Tony Ward and Ruth Mann

37 Facilitating Forgiveness: Developing Group and Community Interventions

617

(24)

Frank D. Fincham and Todd B. Kashdan

PART XII PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE GOOD LIFE

38 Human Connections and the Good Life: Balancing Individuality and Community in Public Policy

641

(17)

David G. Myers

39 Happiness as a Public Policy Aim: The Greatest Happiness Principle

658

(21)

Ruut Veenhoven

40 Findings on Subjective Well-Being: Applications to Public Policy, Clinical Interventions, and Education

679

(14)

William Pavot and Ed Diener

41 A Population Approach to Positive Psychology: The Potential for Population Interventions to Promote Well-Being and Prevent Disorder

693

(20)

Felicia A. Huppert

PART XIII SIGNPOSTS FOR THE PRACTICE OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

42 Toward a Theoretical Foundation for Positive Psychology in Practice

713

(20)

P. Alex Linley and Stephen Joseph

Author Index

733

(20)

Subject Index

753

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Positive Psychology in Practice

Positive Psychology in Practice

9780471459064

0471459062

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