Lopez The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5792-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 1160 Seiten, E-Book

Positive psychology, the pursuit of understanding optimal humanfunctioning, is reshaping the scholarly and public views of how wesee the science of psychology. The Encyclopedia of PositivePsychology provides a comprehensive and accessible summary ofthis growing area of scholarship and practice.
* 288 specially commissioned entries written by 150 leadinginternational researchers, educators, and practitioners in positivepsychology
* covers topics of interest across all social sciences as well asbusiness and industry
* the most current, extensive, and accessible treatment of thesubject available
* topical primer clarifies basic constructs and processesassociated with positive psychology
* will be useful to students, teachers, practitioners,businesspeople, and policy makers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lopez, Shane J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Entries vi
List of Contributors x
Foreword xviii
Preface xx
Acknowledgments xxi
Entries A-Z 1-1045
Name Index 1046
Subject Index 1058

Über Autor(innen)

Shane J. Lopez is the Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute, as well as a Gallup senior scientist. He is co-editor with C. Rick Snyder on the Handbook of Positive Psychology (2002) and Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures (2003 and also co-author with C.Rick Snyder on the textbook Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths. (2002).