Published February, 2011
By Kennon M. Sheldon, Todd B. Kashdan and Michael F. Steger
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Positive Psychology Series
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Positive psychology exploded into public consciousness 10 years ago and has captured attention around the world ever since. In this book, experts from diverse fields address the question of whether the movement is fulfilling its promise. Join authors like Csikszentmihalyi, Simonton, Emmons, and Fredrickson in charting a bold new course for the future of positive psychology.

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Published April, 2009
By Ed Diener, Richard Lucas, Ulrich Schimmack and John Helliwell
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Positive Psychology Series
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Published August, 2006
By Christopher Peterson
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP USA)
Series: Oxford Positive Psychology Series
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Positive psychology is the scientific study of what goes right in life, from birth to death and at all stops in between. It is a newly-christened approach within psychology that takes seriously as a subject matter those things that make life most worth living. Everyone's life has peaks and valleys, and positive psychology does not deny the valleys. Its signature premise is more nuanced but nonetheless important: What is good about life is as genuine as what is bad and therefore deserves equal attention from psychologists. Positive psychology as an explicit perspective has existed only since 1998, but enough relevant theory and research now exist concerning what makes life most worth living to fill a book suitable for a semester-long college course. This is that book, and it covers the topics of concern to this new field.

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