Positive psychology : the science of happiness and flourishing /
Compton, William C.
Positive psychology : the science of happiness and flourishing / William C. Compton ; Edward Hoffman. - 2nd., student, edition. - xviii, 381 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-359) and index.
An introduction to positive psychology. Welcome to positive psychology -- The dimensions of positive psychology -- The scope of positive psychology -- Basic themes of positive psychology -- A short history of well-being in the western world -- Positive psychology today -- Summary -- Foundations : emotion, motivation, and the nature of well-being. The basic emotions -- The components of emotion -- Moods and well-being -- Positive psychology and motivation -- Well-being and positive emotion -- Definitions of happiness and well-being -- Summary -- Subjective well-being. The measurement of subjective well-being -- Top-down predictors of subjective well-being -- Bottom-up predictors of subjective well-being -- Cautionary tales : the down side of feeling up -- Increasing happiness and life satisfaction -- Leisure, flow, mindfulness and peak performance. Leisure -- Flow and optimal experience -- Mindfulness -- Savoring -- Peak performance -- Comments on flow, mindfulness, savoring, and peak performance -- Summary -- Love and well-being. Genes, hormones, and marriage. The varieties of love -- Finding romance and love -- Relationship satisfaction : why do caring relationships make us feel good? -- Relationship stability : what makes it last? -- Minding relationships -- Positive families -- What hurts relationships? -- How to nurture positive relationships that last -- Summary -- Positive health. Wellness -- Positive health -- Psychological factors important to health -- Hardiness and mindfulness meditation -- Positive aging -- Positive coping -- Summary -- Excellence, aesthetics, creativity, and genius. The pursuit of excellence -- Aesthetics and the good life -- Contemplative spirituality -- Contemplative religious traditions -- Mysticism and the brain -- Psychological theories of religious maturity -- Summary -- Positive institutions and cultural well-being. Employee engagement and job satisfaction -- Careers that use positive psychology -- Positive communities -- Cross-cultural subjective well-being -- Summary -- A look toward the future of positive psychology. How do we recognize a life well-lived? -- Positive psychology needs both positive and negative emotions -- Alternative to happiness -- New research methods -- Integrate positive psychology with general.
1111834121 9781111834128
Positive psychology
150.1988
Positive psychology : the science of happiness and flourishing / William C. Compton ; Edward Hoffman. - 2nd., student, edition. - xviii, 381 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-359) and index.
An introduction to positive psychology. Welcome to positive psychology -- The dimensions of positive psychology -- The scope of positive psychology -- Basic themes of positive psychology -- A short history of well-being in the western world -- Positive psychology today -- Summary -- Foundations : emotion, motivation, and the nature of well-being. The basic emotions -- The components of emotion -- Moods and well-being -- Positive psychology and motivation -- Well-being and positive emotion -- Definitions of happiness and well-being -- Summary -- Subjective well-being. The measurement of subjective well-being -- Top-down predictors of subjective well-being -- Bottom-up predictors of subjective well-being -- Cautionary tales : the down side of feeling up -- Increasing happiness and life satisfaction -- Leisure, flow, mindfulness and peak performance. Leisure -- Flow and optimal experience -- Mindfulness -- Savoring -- Peak performance -- Comments on flow, mindfulness, savoring, and peak performance -- Summary -- Love and well-being. Genes, hormones, and marriage. The varieties of love -- Finding romance and love -- Relationship satisfaction : why do caring relationships make us feel good? -- Relationship stability : what makes it last? -- Minding relationships -- Positive families -- What hurts relationships? -- How to nurture positive relationships that last -- Summary -- Positive health. Wellness -- Positive health -- Psychological factors important to health -- Hardiness and mindfulness meditation -- Positive aging -- Positive coping -- Summary -- Excellence, aesthetics, creativity, and genius. The pursuit of excellence -- Aesthetics and the good life -- Contemplative spirituality -- Contemplative religious traditions -- Mysticism and the brain -- Psychological theories of religious maturity -- Summary -- Positive institutions and cultural well-being. Employee engagement and job satisfaction -- Careers that use positive psychology -- Positive communities -- Cross-cultural subjective well-being -- Summary -- A look toward the future of positive psychology. How do we recognize a life well-lived? -- Positive psychology needs both positive and negative emotions -- Alternative to happiness -- New research methods -- Integrate positive psychology with general.
1111834121 9781111834128
Positive psychology
150.1988