Positive Psychology: Theory, Research and Applications
- ISBN-10
- 0335241964
- ISBN-13
- 9780335241965
- Series
- Positive Psychology
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-05-01
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
- Authors
- Kate Hefferon, Ilona Boniwell
Description
"This new textbook combines a breadth of information about positive psychology with reflective questions, critical commentary and up to date research. It is written in a witty, engaging and contemporary manner and includes: personal development exercises to help you meld together research and application, mock essay questions to get essay writing going, think about it boxes to get you thinking about the concepts and theories discussed, experiments boxes giving you most influential positive psychology experiments to date, suggested resources guiding you where to go next, measurement tools presenting popular positive psychology tools, time out boxes on key issues, concepts and thinkers, chapter summaries to help you check their understanding, review questions to enhance your learning. Positive Psychology is key reading for students taking modules in positive psychology and well-being, and will also be of interest to students of applied, coaching and sports psychology, as well as psychologists, coaches, counsellors and researchers interested in this burgeoning field."--Publisher's website.
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