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Positive psychology 101 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer Publishing Company,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foundational concepts and issues of positive psychology: the what and why of happiness
- Cataloging the good life: the strengths of happiness
- How do one's circumstances impact happiness?
- What are happy people like?: The characteristics of happiness
- Are relationships important to happiness?
- How do happy people think: the mind-set of happiness
- Can you change your happiness?
- Conclusions about positive psychology: matters of happiness.
- Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; References; Chapter 1: Foundational Concepts and Issues of Positive Psychology: The What and Why of Happiness; Foundational Concepts in Positive Psychology; Positive Psychology; Happiness; The Legacy of Happiness; Ancient Greek Ideas of Happiness; Jewish and Christian Thought; The Enlightenment and Modernity; Learning from the History of Happiness; Criticisms of Positive Psychology; Why Happiness? The Benefits of Happiness; Important Theories of Subjective Well-Being; Self-Determination Theory; Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model.
- Positive Emotions and the Broaden-and-Build TheoryResearch in Positive Psychology; Summarizing the Foundations of Positive Psychology; References; Chapter 2: Cataloging the Good Life: The Strengths of Happiness; Virtues of the Good Life; Wisdom; Courage; Humanity; Justice; Temperance; Transcendence; Virtues, Strengths, and Happiness; Vices of the Virtues: Criticisms of the Values in Action Project; Conclusions: The Future of the Virtues; References; Chapter 3: How Do One's Circumstances Impact Happiness?; Gender and Happiness; Intelligence, Education, and Happiness; Geography and Happiness.
- Age and HappinessFortune and Felicity; Wealth Predicts Increased Happiness; Why Doesn't Wealth Bring More Happiness?; Trying to Buy Your Happiness Might Make You Unhappy-Problems With Materialism; How You Spend Your Happiness Money Matters; Finding Happiness at Work: Well-Being and Work; Employment and Happiness; Job Satisfaction and Happiness; Finding Happiness at Play: Leisure and Well-Being; Leisure Activities and Happiness; How Does Leisure Enhance Happiness? Bringing Some DRAMMA Into Your Life; Conclusion: Does the "If Only" Approach to Happiness Work?; References.
- Chapter 4: What Are Happy People Like? The Characteristics of HappinessBiological Characteristics of Happy People: Genetic Contributions to Happiness; Behavioral Characteristics of Happy People: Happy People are Active People; Personality Characteristics of Happy People; Broad Personality Characteristics of Happy People: The Big Five Approach; Specific Personality Characteristics of Happiness; The Goals of Happy People; Spiritual Characteristics of Happy People; Summary and Conclusions: What are Happy People Like?; References; Chapter 5: Are Relationships Important to Happiness?
- Research on the Importance of Relationships to HappinessFriends with Happiness Benefits; Love, Marriage, and Happiness; The Joy of Parenting?; The Dynamics of Happy Relationships; Capitalizing on the Good in Relationships; Gratitude and Happy Relationships; The Importance of Forgiveness to Happy Relationships; How Giving to Others is Important to Happiness; Summary and Conclusions: The Upward Spiral of Relationships and Happiness; References; Chapter 6: How Do Happy People Think? The Mind-Set of Happiness; Attention: What Grabs the Attention of Happy People?