Positive Psychology in Practice - Promoting Human Flourishing in Work, Health, Education, Everyday

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.

List of contents

Preface
 
1. Applied Positive Psychology Ten Years On
 
Stephen Joseph
 

I. HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS
 
2. Historical, Philosophical, and Epistemological Perspectives
 
Hilde Eileen Nafstad
 
3. Building Bridges Between Humanistic and Positive Psychology
 
Brent Dean Robbins
 
4. Existential Dimensions of Positive Psychology
 
Roger Bretherton
 
5. The Salutogenic Paradigm
 
Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, and Orna Braun Lewensohn
 

II. VALUES AND CHOICES IN PURSUIT OF THE GOOD LIFE
 
6. The Science of Values in the Culture of Consumption
 
Tim Kasser
 
7. Values and Well-Being
 
Lilach Sagiv, Sonia Roccas, and Shani Oppenheim-Weller
 
8. The Paradox of Choice
 
Barry Schwartz
 
9. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation From Within and Without
 
Kirk Warren Brown and Richard M. Ryan
 
10. The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice
 
Veronika Huta
 

III. PRACTICES FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
 
11. The Prospects, Practices, and Prescriptions for the Pursuit of Happiness
 
Kristin Layous, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Sonja Lyubomirsky
 
12. Putting Positive Psychology Into Motion Through Physical Activity
 
Guy Faulkner, Kate Hefferon, and Nanette Mutrie
 
13. Balancing Time Perspective in Pursuit of Optimal Functioning
 
Ilona Boniwell and Philip G. Zimbardo
 
14. Putting Positive Psychology Into Practice via Self-Help
 
Acacia C. Parks
 
15. Positive Psychology and Life Coaching
 
Margarita Tarragona
 

IV. METHODS AND PROCESSES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
 
16. Different Approaches to Teaching Positive Psychology
 
Amy C. Fineburg and Andrew Monk
 
17. Positively Transforming Classroom Practice Through Dialogic Teaching
 
Alina Reznitskaya and Ian A. G. Wilkinson
 
18. Teaching Well-Being and Resilience in Primary and Secondary School
 
Chieko Kibe and Ilona Boniwell
 
19. Cultivating Adolescents' Motivation
 
Reed W. Larson and Nickki Pearce Dawes
 

V. POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AT WORK
 
20. Bringing Positive Psychology to Organizational Psychology
 
Sarah Lewis
 
21. Improving Follower Well-Being With Transformational Leadership
 
Heather M. Clarke, Kara A. Arnold, and Catherine E. Connelly
 
22. Applications of Positive Approaches in Organizations
 
Jane Henry
 
23. Leadership Coaching and Positive Psychology
 
Carol Kauffman, Stephen Joseph, and Anne Scoular
 

VI. HEALTH, CLINICAL, COUNSELING, AND REHABILITATION
 
24. Complementary Strengths of Health Psychology and Positive Psychology
 
John M. Salsman and Judith T. Moskowitz
 
25. Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential in Clinical Psychology
 
James E. Maddux and Shane J. Lopez
 
26. The Relationship Between Counseling Psychology and Positive Psychology
 
Andreas Vossler, Edith Steffen, and Stephen Joseph
 
27. Positive Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology Research and Practice
 
Claudio Peter, Szilvia Geyh, Dawn Ehde, Rachel Müller, and Mark Jensen
 

VII. CONTEXTS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
 
28. Clinical Applications of Well-Being Therapy
 
Chiara Ruini and Giovanni A. Fava
 
29. Strategies for Accentuating Hope
 
Jeana L. Magyar-Moe and Shane J. Lopez
 
30. Clinical Applications of Posttraumatic

About the author

STEPHEN JOSEPH, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he teaches and researches counseling and psychotherapy, positive psychology, and psychological trauma. Joseph specialized in health and counseling psychology, teaching at the University of Warwick before moving to Nottingham in 2006. He is registered as both a psychotherapist and as a coaching psychologist.

Summary

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.

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"This is an excellent book that provides an up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive overview of the best positive psychology Interventions that are currently available. It reflects a deep understanding of positive psychology, as it not only gives an accurate account of the field's growing complexities but also addresses the movement's roots within the history of psychology."--Carmelo Vazquez, Complutense University and President of the International Positive Psychology Association
 
"When the first edition of Positive Psychology in Practice arrived in 2004 it was an early and authoritative reference for an emerging science and its application. Now, a decade later, we are graced with a second edition. Here, you will find updated chapters and all new content. This book provides a deep dive into current trends in research and practice for anyone interested in positive psychology.--Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, Author of The Upside of Your Dark Side and The Courage Quotient and Professor at Portland State University
 
"One of psychology's best books just got better. Experts, evidence, applications. Exactly what you need to make positive psychology work in practice, and work well. A definite resource addition to my own library and practice."--George Burns, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the Cairnmillar Institute in Australia and Author of 101 Healing Stories and Happiness, Healing, Enhancement
 
"This book is a critical companion for anyone who works for the betterment of others; be they an educator, consultant, coach, a health professional of some kind, or an applied researcher. Stephen Joseph set out to assemble a volume of wide ranging appeal and he has delivered precisely that. It expands wonderfully on the first edition, capturing much of what has transpired in the field over the past decade. Pleasingly, it has also turned toward questions that have not always been dealt with well by other authors, most notably the place that negative experiences have within a life well lived. I feel happy for my first edition copy--it will finally get a well-deserved rest!"--Dr. Gordon Spence, Program Director, Master of Business Coaching, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongon, Australia
 
"For each of the last ten years, I have assigned Positive Psychology in Practice as required reading for my course on positive interventions in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania. I am delighted to see this second edition, which expands the content in exciting new directions and brings the chapters up to date. My students and I are grateful to Stephen Joseph and the many chapter authors for this valuable contribution to the field."--James O. Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania
 
"Positive Psychology in Practice, 2e is a milestone in the annals of texts detailing the intricacies of positive psychological inquiry. Its stress on the social implicationsof positive psychology, for example, makes it not only relevant to public policy but also to the kind of society, and indeed world, we wish to foster. Furthermore, its coverage of humanistic and existential perspectives on positive psychological practice will be greatly welcomed in those areas of our profession that have been skeptical of conventional positive psychological emphases on the 'good life' with relatively less emphasis on the 'full' or 'vital' life. These existential and humanistic dimensions add notably to our deepening knowledge of such areas as resilience, post-traumatic growth, and qualitative/subjective experiences of what it means to flourish. In short, I highly recommend Positive Psychology in Practice, 2e as a rigorous and humanizing exploration of the vital life."--Kirk Schneider, PhD, adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University, and author of Existential-Humanistic Therapy, The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, and The Polarized Mind

Product details

• Authors: S Joseph, Stephen Joseph
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.05.2015
• EAN: 9781118756935
• ISBN: 978-1-118-75693-5
• No. of pages: 896
• Dimensions: 181 mm x 262 mm x 52 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie, Psychology, Clinical psychology