Applied positive psychology: improving everyday life, health, schools, work, and society
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New York, NY
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Psychology Press
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Applied psychology
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40
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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edited by Stewart I. Donaldson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jeanne Nakamura
CONTENTS NOTE
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Determining what works, if anything, in positive psychology / Stewart I. Donaldson -- Core areas in applied positive psychology -- National accounts of well-being for public policy / Edward Diener & Katherine Ryan -- Cultivating positive emotions to enhance human flourishing / Barbara L. Fredrickson & Laura E. Kurtz -- Character strengths and virtues : their role in well-being / Christopher Peterson & Nansook Park -- Applications for improving health, education, and positive human development -- How psychosocial resources enhance health and well-being / Shelley Taylor -- Tailoring positive psychology interventions to treat depressed individuals / Nancy L. Sin, Matthew D. Della Porta, & Sonja Lyubomirsky -- Education in 5202 : how positive psychology can re-vitalize education / Hans Henrik Knoop -- Gallup student poll : measuring and promoting what is right with students / Shane Lopez & Valerie J. Calderon -- Improving institutions, organizations, and the world of work -- Applied positive organizational psychology : the state of the science and practice / Ia Ko & Stewart I. Donaldson -- Prosocial practices, positive identity, and flourishing at work / Jane Dutton, University of Michigan, Laura Morgan Roberts, Georgia State University, & Jeff Bednar, University of Michigan -- The effects of virtuous leadership on organizational performance / Kim Cameron -- Contexts of positive adult development / Jeanne Nakamura -- Future directions for applying the science of positive psychology -- Positive psychology and a positive world-view : new hope for the future of humankind / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Epilog : a practitioner's guide for applying the science of positive psychology / Stewart I. Donaldson