00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773861861124 Buklod 20241226143913.0 g||| | || || ta 241226s2011 enka rb |||1 u|eng d 9780335241958 (pbk.) 0335241956 (pbk.) (iLib)UPBAG-00009055180 BC-61491 Php3,150.00 DLC BAG rda eng BF 204.6 H43 Hefferon, Kate author. Positive psychology theory, research and applications Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell. Berkshire, England Open University Press/McGraw-Hill Education 2011. xiii, 270 pages illustrations 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-259) and index. Introduction to positive psychology -- Understanding emotions -- Happiness and subjective wellbeing across nations -- Eudaimonic wellbeing -- Optimism, explanatory style and hope -- Resilience, post-traumatic growth and positive ageing -- Values, motivation and goal theories -- positive psychological interventions -- The body in positive psychology -- Applying positive psychology -- Summing up positive psychology. "This new textbook combines a breadth of information about positive psychology with reflective questions, critical commentary and up to date research. It is written in a witty, engaging and contemporary manner and includes: personal development exercises to help you meld together research and application, mock essay questions to get essay writing going, think about it boxes to get you thinking about the concepts and theories discussed, experiments boxes giving you most influential positive psychology experiments to date, suggested resources guiding you where to go next, measurement tools presenting popular positive psychology tools, time out boxes on key issues, concepts and thinkers, chapter summaries to help you check their understanding, review questions to enhance your learning. Positive Psychology is key reading for students taking modules in positive psychology and well-being, and will also be of interest to students of applied, coaching and sports psychology, as well as psychologists, coaches, counsellors and researchers interested in this burgeoning field."--Publisher's website. Positive psychology. Boniwell, Ilona author. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN BF 204.6 H43 Book