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The fully updated Third Edition of this best seller covers the science and application of positive psychology and presents new frameworks for understanding positive emotions and strengths through a culturally competent lens. The authors bring positive psychology to life by addressing important issues such as how positive psychology can improve schooling and the workplace, as well as how it can promote flourishing in day-to-day life. Throughout the book, well-crafted exercises allow readers to apply major principles to their own lives. The book also explores various positive conditions within multiple cultural contexts, such as happiness and well-being, and processes related to mindfulness, wisdom, courage, and spirituality. Key features:The latest research in positive psychology is integrated throughout and covers topics such as hope, courage, and altruism while giving attention to multiple cultural contexts. A new streamlined 16-chapter organization makes the book easier to cover in a typical semester. New coverage of Islam is featured among the philosophical influences on positive psychology. Additional coverage includes new material on adult stages in the lifespan, courage and culture, and cultural influences on various aspects of positive psychology. New research has been added on wisdom and the neurobiology of wisdom and mindfulness, as well as neurological findings related to mindfulness. Personal Mini-Experiments chapter inserts allow you to apply the practice of positive psychology to your daily life. Life Enhancement Strategies features offer change strategies you can implement quickly and easily to help you attain greater connections with others, pursue meaning in your life, and experience increased life satisfaction. More than 50 case histories and comments from leaders in the field vividly illustrate key concepts as they apply to real life. In-depth discussion of science and applications of positive psychology explores various positive conditions, such as empathy, altruism, gratitude, attachment and love. A broad exploration of culture includes special consideration of facets such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, generation, nation of origin, gender, and socioeconomic status.
Contents
Part IChapter 1: Welcome to Positive PsychologyBuilding Human Strength: Psychology's Forgotten MissionGoing From the Negative to the PositivePositive Psychology Seeks a Balanced, More Complete View of Human FunctioningWhere We Are Now and What We Will AskA Guide to This BookThe Big PictureAppendix: Movies for ReviewChapter 2: Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology: How 'ME + WE = US' Might Bridge the GapA Matter of PerspectiveHistorical and Philosophical TraditionsWestern Influences: Athenian, Judeo- Christian, and Islamic TraditionsEastern Influences: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and HinduismEast Meets WestIndividualism: The Psychology of MECollectivism: The Psychology of WEDifferent Ways to Positive OutcomesWhere We Are Going: From ME to WE to USME/WE Balance: The Positive Psychology of USChapter 3: Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive OutcomesClassifications and Measures of StrengthsPositive Outcomes for AllIdentifying Strengths and Moving Toward a Vital BalancePart II: Positive Psychology in ContextChapter 4: The Role of Culture Developing Strengths and Living WellCulture and PsychologyUnderstanding Culture: A Matter of PerspectivePositive Psychology: Culture is EverywherePutting Positive Psychology in a Cultural ContextFinal Thoughts on the Complexity of Cultural InfluencesChapter 5: Living Well at Every Stage of LifeResilience in ChildhoodPositive Youth DevelopmentThe Life Tasks of AdulthoodSuccessful AgingA More Developmental Focus in Positive PsychologyPart III: Positive Emotional States and ProcessesChapter 6: The Principles of Pleasure: Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness and Well-BeingDefining Emotional TermsDistinguishing the Positive and the NegativePositive Emotions: Expanding the Repertoire of PleasureHappiness and Subjective Well-Being: Living a Pleasurable LifeMoving Toward the PositiveChapter 7: Making the Most of Emotional Experiences: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional StorytellingEmotion-Focused Coping: Discovering the Adaptive Potential of Emotional ApproachEmotional Intelligence: Learning the Skills That Make a DifferenceSocioemotional Selectivity: Focusing in Later Life on Positive Emotions and Emotion-Related GoalsEmotional Storytelling: The Pennebaker Paradigm as a Means of Processing Intense Negative EmotionsEmotions and ContextWorking With Emotions to Bring About Positive ChangeAn Emotional Balancing ActPart IV: Positive Cognitive States and ProcessesChapter 8: Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and HopePutting Temporal Futures in PerspectiveSelf-EfficacyHopeCultural Caveats About Temporal PerspectiveAppendix A: A Summary of Hope TheoriesAppendix B: Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory ItemsChapter 9: Wisdom and Courage: Characteristics of the Wise and the BraveBecoming and Being WiseTheories of CourageBecoming and Being CourageousCourage ResearchFinding Wisdom and Courage in Daily LifeChapter 10: Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: In Search of Optimal ExperiencesMoment-to-Moment SearchesMindfulness: In Search of NoveltyFlow: In Search of AbsorptionSpirituality: In Search of the SacredThe Search ContinuesPart V: Prosocial BehaviorChapter 11: Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and ForgivenessAltruismGratitudeForgivenessPersonal Benefits of Altruism, Gratitude, and ForgivenessThe Societal Implications of Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness"I Have a Dream": Toward a Kinder, Gentler HumankindAppendix A: The Helping Attitude ScaleAppendix B: The Gratitude Questionnaire-Six Items From GQ-6Appendix C: The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS)Appendix D: The Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Scale (TRIM)Chapter 12: Attachment, Love, and Flourishing RelationshipsInfant AttachmentAdult Attachment SecurityLoveFlourishing Relationships: A Series of Purposeful Positive Relationship BehaviorsThe Neurobiology of Interpersonal ConnectionMore on Flourishing RelationshipsFuture of LoveBuilding a Positive Psychology of Close RelationshipsPart VI. Understanding and Changing Human BehaviorChapter 13: Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and BehaviorMoving Toward Balanced ConceptualizationsOur Fascination With Abnormal BehaviorNeglect of the Environment and of the PositiveThe Lack of a Developmental EmphasisUnderstanding Behavior in a Cultural ContextThe Limits of the Categorical Diagnostic SystemGoing Beyond the DSM-5 FrameworkChapter 14: Preventing the Bad and Promoting the GoodIn the Words of a Psychotherapy Client...Primary Prevention: "Stop the Bad Before It Happens"Secondary Prevention (Psychotherapy): "Fix the Problem"Primary Enhancement: "Make Life Good"Secondary Enhancement: "Make Life the Best Possible"The Balance of Prevention and Enhancement SystemsAppendix A: Effective Secondary Preventions (Psychotherapies) for Adult ProblemsAppendix B: Hope Therapy WorksheetPart VII: Positive EnvironmentsChapter 15: Positive Schooling and Good Work: The Psychology of Gainful Employment and the Education That Gets Us ThereTeaching as a CallingGiving Back to TeachersGainful EmploymentGainful Employment: Happiness, Satisfaction, and BeyondHaving or Being a Good BossThe Strengths-Based Approach to WorkCapital at WorkThe Dark Side: Workaholics, Burnouts, and Jobs LostWhat Can Be Done to Improve Your Work?When Work Becomes a Calling: The Tale of a Hospital OrderlyAppendix A: One Example of Positive Schooling: The StrengthsQuest ProgramAppendix B: Positive Workplaces in Hong Kong: Building Positive Organizations, Engaging the Heart of EmployeesPart VIII: A Positive Look at the Future of PsychologyChapter 16: The Future of Positive Psychology: A Conversation Between the Authors"Teachers Can't Get Jobs in the Real World!""No Child Left Behind" and BeyondThe Components of Positive Schooling
