عنوان

Building happiness, resilience and motivation in adolescents :

(Number (ISBN

1849052611

(Number (ISBN

9781849052610

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b587251

Title Proper

Building happiness, resilience and motivation in adolescents :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a positive psychology curriculum for well-being

First Statement of Responsibility

Ruth MacConville and Tina Rae

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2012

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

255 s. : illustrations

Text of Note

Introduction. Part 1. Virtue One: Wisdom and Knowledge. 1. Creativity: Thinking of novel and productive ways to do things. 2. Curiosity: Taking an interest in all of ongoing experience. 3. Open Mindedness: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides. 4. Love of Learning: Mastering new skills, topics and bodies of knowledge. 5. Perspective: Being able to provide wise counsel to others. Part 2. Virtue Two: Courage. 6. Authenticity: Speaking the truth and presenting oneself in a genuine way. 7. Bravery: Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty or pain. 8. Persistence: Finishing what ones starts. 9. Zest: Approaching life with excitement and energy. Part 3. Virtue Three: Humanity. 10. Kindness: Doing favours and good deeds to others. 11. Love: Valuing close relations with others. 12. Social Intelligence: Being aware of the motives and feelings of self and others. Part 4. Virtue Four: Justice. 13. Fairness: Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice. 14. Leadership: Organising group activities and seeing that they happen. 15. Teamwork: Working well as a member of group or team. Part 5. Virtue Five: Temperance. 16. Forgiving those who have Done Wrong. 17. Modesty: Letting one's accomplishments speak for themselves. 18. Prudence: Being careful about one's choices; not saying or doing things that might later be regretted. 19. Self-regulation: Regulating what ones feels and does. Part 6. Virtue Six: Transcendence. 20. Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence and/or skills performance in all domains of life. 21. Gratitude: Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen. 22. Hope: Expecting the best and working to achieve it. 23. Humour: Likely to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people. 24. Religiousness: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of life. Appendices. Further reading and useful websites. Mental health information. Useful resources for young people.

Happiness in adolescence.

Positive psychology.

Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence.

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Ruth MacConville and Tina Rae

Ruth MacConville

Tina Rae

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[Book]

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