John M. Zelenski

Positive Psychology (eBook, ePUB)

The Science of Well-Being

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John Zelenski's unique storytelling approach provides a broad and engaging introduction to positive psychology. Strongly guided by empirical work, and reviewing the lessons learned since the founders' original vision of the field, this text encourages you to think critically and to look to the future by exploring positive psychology's potential to inform social change.

The second edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research, with more cross-cultural coverage and a substantial new section on meaning in life and how to find it. It also emphasizes how the science of well-being can be applied to our own lives and to the well-being of entire societies, through 'Application' boxes describing how positive psychology is used in the real world and 'Try It' exercises giving you the chance to try out theories and practices for yourself!

John Zelenski is a Professor of Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529678932
• Artikelnr.: 70877961

Autorenporträt

John M. Zelenski is a Professor of Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. As a researcher and director of the Carleton University Happiness Laboratory, he studies individual differences in happiness, and how personality manifests itself 'in the moment' as emotional, behavioural, and cognitive processes. John's recent work has focused on two areas: the causes and consequences of social behaviour (e.g., in relation to the personality trait of introversion-extraversion), and the links among nature, people's sense of connection to nature (nature relatedness), happiness, and environmentally sustainable behaviour. John also teaches on a range of Personality, Social and Positive Psychology courses at Carleton.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1 Describing the Science of Positive Psychology
Part II: Happiness and Positive States
Chapter 2 Positive Emotions
Chapter 3 Happiness
Part III: Personality Processes
Chapter 4 Personality
Chapter 5 The Self
Chapter 6 Thinking
Part IV: Social, Psychological, and Physical Environments
Chapter 7 Social and Physical Environments
Chapter 8 Close Relationships
Part V: Towards Increasing Positivity
Chapter 9 Stability and Change
Chapter 10 Looking Forward

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Part I Introduction
1 Describing the Science of Positive Psychology
Part II Happiness and Positive States
2 Positive Emotions
3 Happiness
Part III Personality Processes
4 Personality
5 The Self
6 Thinking
Part IV Social, Psychological, and PhysicalEnvironments
7 Social and Physical Environments
8 Close Relationships
Part V Towards Increasing Positivity
9 Stability and Change
10 Looking Forward

Rezensionen

The book starts with consideration of what Positive Psychology actually means. This is followed by chapters addressing happiness, emotions, environments and the future for us as psychologists and the science. I particularly liked the highlighting of areas of deficiency in research so far, signposting areas where today s students can innovate and explore.

It would seem the time is right for a more current teaching text and I found this book to be insightful and inspiring.
Stuart Hillston