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Book Synopsis
The best minds in positive psychology survey the state of the field Positive Psychology in Practice, Second Edition moves beyond the theoretical to show how positive psychology is being used in real-world settings, and the new directions emerging in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

1 Applied Positive Psychology 10 Years On 1
Stephen Joseph

Part I Historical and Philosophical Foundations

2 Historical, Philosophical, and Epistemological Perspectives 9
Hilde Eileen Nafstad

3 Building Bridges Between Humanistic and Positive Psychology 31
Brent Dean Robbins

4 Existential Dimensions of Positive Psychology 47
Roger Bretherton

5 The Salutogenic Paradigm 61
Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, and Orna Braun-Lewensohn

Part II Values and Choices In Pursuit of the Good Life

6 The Science of Values in the Culture of Consumption 83
Tim Kasser

7 Values and Well-Being 103
Lilach Sagiv, Sonia Roccas, and Shani Oppenheim-Weller

8 The Paradox of Choice 121
Barry Schwartz

9 A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation From within and without 139
Kirk Warren Brown and Richard M. Ryan

10 The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice 159
Veronika Huta

Part III Practices for Health and Well-Being

11 The Prospects, Practices, and Prescriptions for the Pursuit of Happiness 185
Kristin Layous, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Sonja Lyubomirsky

12 Putting Positive Psychology Into Motion Through Physical Activity 207
Guy Faulkner, Kate Hefferon, and Nanette Mutrie

13 Balancing Time Perspective in Pursuit of Optimal Functioning 223
Ilona Boniwell and Philip G. Zimbardo

14 Putting Positive Psychology Into Practice via Self-Help 237
Acacia C. Parks

15 Positive Psychology and Life Coaching 249
Margarita Tarragona

Part IV Methods and Processes of Teaching and Learning

16 Different Approaches to Teaching Positive Psychology 267
Amy C. Fineburg and Andrew Monk

17 Positively Transforming Classroom Practice Through Dialogic Teaching 279
Alina Reznitskaya and Ian A. G. Wilkinson

18 Teaching Well-Being and Resilience in Primary and Secondary School 297
Chieko Kibe and Ilona Boniwell

19 Cultivating Adolescents’ Motivation 313
Reed W. Larson and Nickki Pearce Dawes

Part V Positive Psychology at Work

20 Bringing Positive Psychology to Organizational Psychology 329
Sarah Lewis

21 Improving Follower Well-Being with Transformational Leadership 341
Heather M. Clarke, Kara A. Arnold, and Catherine E. Connelly

22 Applications of Positive Approaches in Organizations 357
Jane Henry

23 Leadership Coaching and Positive Psychology 377
Carol Kauffman, Stephen Joseph, and Anne Scoular

Part VI Health, Clinical, Counseling, and Rehabilitation

24 Complementary Strengths of Health Psychology and Positive Psychology 393
John M. Salsman and Judith T. Moskowitz

25 Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential in Clinical Psychology 411
James E. Maddux and Shane J. Lopez

26 The Relationship Between Counseling Psychology and Positive Psychology 429
Andreas Vossler, Edith Steffen, and Stephen Joseph

27 Positive Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology Research and Practice 443
Claudio Peter, Szilvia Geyh, Dawn M. Ehde, Rachel Müller, and Mark P. Jensen

Part VII Contexts of Clinical Practice

28 Clinical Applications of Well-Being Therapy 463
Chiara Ruini and Giovanni A. Fava

29 Strategies for Accentuating Hope 483
Jeana L. Magyar-Moe and Shane J. Lopez

30 Clinical Applications of Posttraumatic Growth 503
Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun, and Jessica M. Groleau

31 Strength-Based Assessment 519
Tayyab Rashid

Part VIII Inner Resources and Positive Development Across the Life Span

32 The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence 545
David R. Caruso, Peter Salovey, Marc Brackett, and John D. Mayer

33 The Power and Practice of Gratitude 559
Giacomo Bono, Mikki Krakauer, and Jeffrey J. Froh

34 Wisdom-Related Knowledge Across the Life Span 577
Ute Kunzmann and Stefanie Thomas

35 Positive Aging 595
George E. Vaillant

Part IX Building Community Through Integration and Regeneration

36 Psychological and Relational Resources in the Experience of Disability and Caregiving 615
Antonella Delle Fave, Andrea Fianco, and Raffaela D. G. Sartori

37 Good Lives and the Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders 635
Clare-Ann Fortune, Tony Ward, and Ruth Mann

38 Facilitating Forgiveness Using Group and Community Interventions 659
Frank D. Fincham

39 The Interface Between Positive Psychology and Social Work in Theory and Practice 681
Rachel Dekel and Orit Taubman–Ben-Ari

40 Building Recovery-Oriented Service Systems Through Positive Psychology 695
Sandra G. Resnick and Meaghan A. Leddy

Part X Public Policy and Systems for Resilience and Social Planning

41 Balancing Individuality and Community in Public Policy 713
David G. Myers

42 Happiness as a Priority in Public Policy 731
Ruut Veenhoven

43 Positive Social Planning 751
Neil Thin

44 Resilience Theory and the Practice of Positive Psychology From Individuals to Societies 773
Tuppett M. Yates, Fanita A. Tyrell, and Ann S. Masten

Part XI Signposts for the Practice of Positive Psychology

45 The Role of Embodiment in Optimal Functioning 791
Kate Hefferon

46 The Uneasy—and Necessary—Role of the Negative in Positive Psychology 807
Brian G. Pauwels

47 The Future of Positive Psychology in Practice 823
Stephen Joseph

About the Editor 829

Contributors 831

Author Index 835

Subject Index 859

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 26/05/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118756935, 978-1118756935
      ISBN10: 1118756932
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The best minds in positive psychology survey the state of the field Positive Psychology in Practice, Second Edition moves beyond the theoretical to show how positive psychology is being used in real-world settings, and the new directions emerging in the field.

      Table of Contents

      Preface xi

      Acknowledgments xv

      1 Applied Positive Psychology 10 Years On 1
      Stephen Joseph

      Part I Historical and Philosophical Foundations

      2 Historical, Philosophical, and Epistemological Perspectives 9
      Hilde Eileen Nafstad

      3 Building Bridges Between Humanistic and Positive Psychology 31
      Brent Dean Robbins

      4 Existential Dimensions of Positive Psychology 47
      Roger Bretherton

      5 The Salutogenic Paradigm 61
      Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, and Orna Braun-Lewensohn

      Part II Values and Choices In Pursuit of the Good Life

      6 The Science of Values in the Culture of Consumption 83
      Tim Kasser

      7 Values and Well-Being 103
      Lilach Sagiv, Sonia Roccas, and Shani Oppenheim-Weller

      8 The Paradox of Choice 121
      Barry Schwartz

      9 A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation From within and without 139
      Kirk Warren Brown and Richard M. Ryan

      10 The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice 159
      Veronika Huta

      Part III Practices for Health and Well-Being

      11 The Prospects, Practices, and Prescriptions for the Pursuit of Happiness 185
      Kristin Layous, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Sonja Lyubomirsky

      12 Putting Positive Psychology Into Motion Through Physical Activity 207
      Guy Faulkner, Kate Hefferon, and Nanette Mutrie

      13 Balancing Time Perspective in Pursuit of Optimal Functioning 223
      Ilona Boniwell and Philip G. Zimbardo

      14 Putting Positive Psychology Into Practice via Self-Help 237
      Acacia C. Parks

      15 Positive Psychology and Life Coaching 249
      Margarita Tarragona

      Part IV Methods and Processes of Teaching and Learning

      16 Different Approaches to Teaching Positive Psychology 267
      Amy C. Fineburg and Andrew Monk

      17 Positively Transforming Classroom Practice Through Dialogic Teaching 279
      Alina Reznitskaya and Ian A. G. Wilkinson

      18 Teaching Well-Being and Resilience in Primary and Secondary School 297
      Chieko Kibe and Ilona Boniwell

      19 Cultivating Adolescents’ Motivation 313
      Reed W. Larson and Nickki Pearce Dawes

      Part V Positive Psychology at Work

      20 Bringing Positive Psychology to Organizational Psychology 329
      Sarah Lewis

      21 Improving Follower Well-Being with Transformational Leadership 341
      Heather M. Clarke, Kara A. Arnold, and Catherine E. Connelly

      22 Applications of Positive Approaches in Organizations 357
      Jane Henry

      23 Leadership Coaching and Positive Psychology 377
      Carol Kauffman, Stephen Joseph, and Anne Scoular

      Part VI Health, Clinical, Counseling, and Rehabilitation

      24 Complementary Strengths of Health Psychology and Positive Psychology 393
      John M. Salsman and Judith T. Moskowitz

      25 Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential in Clinical Psychology 411
      James E. Maddux and Shane J. Lopez

      26 The Relationship Between Counseling Psychology and Positive Psychology 429
      Andreas Vossler, Edith Steffen, and Stephen Joseph

      27 Positive Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology Research and Practice 443
      Claudio Peter, Szilvia Geyh, Dawn M. Ehde, Rachel Müller, and Mark P. Jensen

      Part VII Contexts of Clinical Practice

      28 Clinical Applications of Well-Being Therapy 463
      Chiara Ruini and Giovanni A. Fava

      29 Strategies for Accentuating Hope 483
      Jeana L. Magyar-Moe and Shane J. Lopez

      30 Clinical Applications of Posttraumatic Growth 503
      Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun, and Jessica M. Groleau

      31 Strength-Based Assessment 519
      Tayyab Rashid

      Part VIII Inner Resources and Positive Development Across the Life Span

      32 The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence 545
      David R. Caruso, Peter Salovey, Marc Brackett, and John D. Mayer

      33 The Power and Practice of Gratitude 559
      Giacomo Bono, Mikki Krakauer, and Jeffrey J. Froh

      34 Wisdom-Related Knowledge Across the Life Span 577
      Ute Kunzmann and Stefanie Thomas

      35 Positive Aging 595
      George E. Vaillant

      Part IX Building Community Through Integration and Regeneration

      36 Psychological and Relational Resources in the Experience of Disability and Caregiving 615
      Antonella Delle Fave, Andrea Fianco, and Raffaela D. G. Sartori

      37 Good Lives and the Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders 635
      Clare-Ann Fortune, Tony Ward, and Ruth Mann

      38 Facilitating Forgiveness Using Group and Community Interventions 659
      Frank D. Fincham

      39 The Interface Between Positive Psychology and Social Work in Theory and Practice 681
      Rachel Dekel and Orit Taubman–Ben-Ari

      40 Building Recovery-Oriented Service Systems Through Positive Psychology 695
      Sandra G. Resnick and Meaghan A. Leddy

      Part X Public Policy and Systems for Resilience and Social Planning

      41 Balancing Individuality and Community in Public Policy 713
      David G. Myers

      42 Happiness as a Priority in Public Policy 731
      Ruut Veenhoven

      43 Positive Social Planning 751
      Neil Thin

      44 Resilience Theory and the Practice of Positive Psychology From Individuals to Societies 773
      Tuppett M. Yates, Fanita A. Tyrell, and Ann S. Masten

      Part XI Signposts for the Practice of Positive Psychology

      45 The Role of Embodiment in Optimal Functioning 791
      Kate Hefferon

      46 The Uneasy—and Necessary—Role of the Negative in Positive Psychology 807
      Brian G. Pauwels

      47 The Future of Positive Psychology in Practice 823
      Stephen Joseph

      About the Editor 829

      Contributors 831

      Author Index 835

      Subject Index 859

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