Positive Psychology: Exploring the Best in People Book

Volume 1: Discovering Human Strengths

Preface

1. Discovering Your Strengths Jeff G. Rettew & Shane J. Lopez

2. Making the Most of Human Strengths Kelly Bowers

3. Human Strengths: Differences that Bring Us Together Linda Cantwell

4. If Bad is Stronger than Good, Why Focus on Human Strength? Roy F. Baumeister & Erin A. Sparks

5. Being Wise at Any Age Monika Ardelt

6. Can Courage be Learned? Cynthia L. S. Pury

7. The Health Benefits of Optimism Heather N. Rasmussen & Stephanie C. Wallio

8. Living Lessons: The Psychological Strengths of Martin Luther King, Jr. Suzanne Rice

9. An Agentic Perspective on Positive Psychology Albert Bandura

Volume 2: Capitalizing on Emotional Experiences

Preface

1. The Broadening, Building, Buffering Effects of Positive Emotions Bethany Kok, Lahnna Catalino, & Barbara Fredrickson

2. Personal Narratives, Positive Emotions, and Long Lives: The Nun Study Deborah Danner, Wallace Friesen, & Scott Collier

3. Exercising Gratitude Jo-Ann Tsang, Wade Rowatt, & Ruth Nam

4. The Gratitude of Youth Jeffrey Froh & Giacomo Bono

5. For the Good of Others: Toward a Positive Psychology of Sacrifice Emily Impett & Amie Gordon

6. Helping behavior and positive emotions: Implications for health and well-being Amanda J. Dillard, Ashley Schiavone, & Stephanie L. Brown

7. Emotional Intelligence: Living Intelligently with Emotions Susan David & Nassim Ebrahimi

8. Allophilia: Beyond Tolerance Todd L. Pittinsky & Laura Maruskin

9. Re-envisioning Mens Emotional Lives: Stereotypes, Struggles, and Strengths Joel Wong & Aaron Rochelen

Volume 3: Growing in the Face of Adversity

Preface

1. GrowthThrough Loss and Adversity: A Choice Worth Making Robert J. Fazio, Tayyab Rashid, & HSien Hayward

2. Personal Growth after Relationship Breakups Margit Berman, Ty Tashiro, & Patricia A. Frazier

3. Romantic Conflict and Its Resolution Tammy Lowery Zacchilli, Susan S. Hendrick, & Clyde Hendrick

4. Forgiveness is a Matter of Choice: Forgiveness Education for Young Children Anthony C. Holter, Chad M. Magnuson, & Robert D. Engright

5. The Self-Determination of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability Michael L. Wehmeyer & Karrie A. Shogren

6. Overcoming Stereotype Threat Joshua Aronson & Leoandra Rogers

7. Career Flexibility Christopher A. Ebberwein

8. Emotional Storytelling after Stressful Experiences Melanie A. Greenberg

Volume 4: Pursuing Human Flourishing

Preface

1. Who Flourishes? The Criteria of Complete Mental Health Virginia M. Ambler

2. Toward a Durable Happiness Jaime L. Kurtz & Sonja Lyubomirsky

3. Will Money Buy Happiness? David G. Myers

4. Presenting a Positive Alternative to Strivings for Material Success and the Thin-Ideal: Understanding the Effects of Extrinsic Relative to Intrinsic Goal Pursuits Maarten Vansteenkiste, Bart Soenens, & Bart Duriez

5. Positive Schooling Rich Gilman, E. Scott Huebner, & Matthew Buckman

6. Employee Engagement James K. Harter

7. Families that Work John Eagle

8. How Smart Girls Become Talented Women Barbara A. Kerr & Amber Larson

9. Practicing Authentic Leadership Bruce J. Avolio & Tara S. Wernsing

10. Cultivating Civic Engagement Lonnie R. Sherrod & James Lauckhardt

11. Positive Psychotherapy Tayyab Rashid

Index

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