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Positive psychology : theory, research and applications, Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell
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- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 270 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction to positive psychology
- Understanding emotions
- Happiness and subjective well-being across nations
- Eudaimonic well-being
- Optimism, explanatory style and hope
- Resilience, post-traumatic growth and positive ageing value
- Motivation and goal theories
- Positive psychological interventions
- The body in positive psychology
- Applying positive psychology
- Summing up positive psychology
- Isbn
- 9780335241958
- Label
- Positive psychology : theory, research and applications
- Title
- Positive psychology
- Title remainder
- theory, research and applications
- Statement of responsibility
- Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hefferon, Kate
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF204.6
- LC item number
- .H444 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Boniwell, Ilona
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Positive psychology
- Label
- Positive psychology : theory, research and applications, Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-259) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction to positive psychology -- Understanding emotions -- Happiness and subjective well-being across nations -- Eudaimonic well-being -- Optimism, explanatory style and hope -- Resilience, post-traumatic growth and positive ageing value -- Motivation and goal theories -- Positive psychological interventions -- The body in positive psychology -- Applying positive psychology -- Summing up positive psychology
- Control code
- 698332826
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 270 pages
- Isbn
- 9780335241958
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)698332826
- Label
- Positive psychology : theory, research and applications, Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-259) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction to positive psychology -- Understanding emotions -- Happiness and subjective well-being across nations -- Eudaimonic well-being -- Optimism, explanatory style and hope -- Resilience, post-traumatic growth and positive ageing value -- Motivation and goal theories -- Positive psychological interventions -- The body in positive psychology -- Applying positive psychology -- Summing up positive psychology
- Control code
- 698332826
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 270 pages
- Isbn
- 9780335241958
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)698332826
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