Beschreibung:
Positive psychology, the pursuit of understanding optimal human functioning, is reshaping the scholarly and public views of how we see the science of psychology. The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology provides a comprehensive and accessible summary of this growing area of scholarship and practice. 288 specially commissioned entries written by 150 leading international researchers, educators, and practitioners in positive psychology covers topics of interest across all social sciences as well as business and industry the most current, extensive, and accessible treatment of the subject available topical primer clarifies basic constructs and processes associated with positive psychology will be useful to students, teachers, practitioners, businesspeople, and policy makers
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, practitionersbusinesspeople, and policy makers
List of Entries viList of Contributors xForeword xviiiPreface xxAcknowledgments xxiEntries A-Z 1-1045Name Index 1046Subject Index 1058