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Book Synopsis"The best general introduction to positive psychology available."
Dr Alex Linley, University of Leicester, UK
"Dr Ilona Boniwell is recognized as Europeâs leading researcher, innovator and thinker in the expanding world of positive psychology. Positive Psychology in a Nutshell offers something for everyone with an interest in discovering how to live optimally. This brilliant littlebook is packed with scientific evidence identifying the key ingredients that help to create a happy life. Read it and learn how to change yours for the better."
Dr Cecilia d'Felice, Consultant Psychologist, Author and Columnist for The Times and The Metro
"Positive Psychology in a Nutshell is a little gem of a book, beautifully and engagingly written, and having the marks of a cogent teacher who has mastered the contemporary structure, bounds and outreach of her field. This is a 'must read', and a welcome antidote for all thoseengaged in the caring pro
Table of Contents
Why I wrote this book
Preface to the third edition
Acknowledgements
What is positive psychology?
Your emotions and you
Optimism and hope
Living in flow
Happiness and subjective well-being
Is happiness necessary or sufficient? The concept of eudaimonic well-being
Meaning in making: values, motivations and life goals
Time in our lives
Positive psychology and life complexities and challenges
The freedom of choice and how to survive it
The positive psychology of strengths
Love
Positive interventions
Putting it into practise
The future of positive psychology
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