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Positive Psychology Charles Richard Snyder

Positive Psychology By Charles Richard Snyder

Positive Psychology by Charles Richard Snyder

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Brings positive social science to life through a comprehensive review of the literature and well-crafted exercises that encourage readers to put positive psychology principles to the test.

Positive Psychology Summary

Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths by Charles Richard Snyder

Written by two leaders of the positive psychology initiative, this groundbreaking new text brings positive social science to life through a comprehensive review of the literature and well-crafted exercises that encourage readers to put positive psychology principles to the test.

Positive Psychology covers western and eastern approaches to understanding human strengths, along with the cultural and developmental influences on positive functioning. Key approaches for measuring and enhancing strengths and capitalizing on positive experiences are described.

Key Features:

- Provides an in-depth discussion of science and applications associated with human strengths and positive emotions

- Offers contents developed in coordination with syllabus recommendations being formulated by the Positive Psychology Network national task force

- Includes pedagogical features such as chapter-opening quotes and introductions, over 50 case histories and special comments by leaders in the field, and Personal Mini-Experiments and Life Enhancement Strategies

- An Instructors' Resources on CD-ROM is available to qualified adopters containing a test bank with 40-50 questions per chapter; two-page study guide chapter outline; two critical thinking questions; and suggestions on how to best use the mini-experiments from the book in the classroom with students.

Positive Psychology Reviews

There is no single-authored text specifically devoted to positive psychology. Hence, a book like this is definitely needed. Positive psychology has become a 'hot' topic...Increasingly, more courses are being offered in positive psychology, and the Templeton Foundation even gives an award for the best courses in this area. In addition, the text can be used in other, more established classes, such as clinical, health, or humanistic psychology.

-- Dean K. Simonton
I know that Snyder has been involved in these issues from early on...The likelihood of this ... catching fire is quite good. -- Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi

The field is ripe for it and the market for it will indeed grow. Moreover, as leaders in the movement, and as editors of the massive new Handbook of Positive Psychology, they are as well prepared as anyone I can imagine to pull this off. Add to that Rick Snyder's record of productivity and his accomplishments as a teacher, and I think you could depend on a timely and first-rate piece of work from them.

-- David G. Myers

...If I would teach a positive psychology course, this would be my required text. I know of no other book like it. It is needed.

-- Shelly Gable
This undergraduate text introduces a new field of psychology that emphasizes qualities that make life worthwhile rather than pathologies. -- SciTech * Book News *
This is a very readable book . . . It was well worth the time spent reading it and I have already incorporated several of the concepts into my work. -- Deborah Renner Hull
A strength of the present book is that, in comparison to the other available positive psychology texts, this one is the strongest by far in its coverage of cross-cultural issues. The book also is attractive in that it is replete with photographs, charts, tables, and graphs that have both substance and style. The publication of this superb text is an opportunity to reflect on the excellent progress made thus far towards the realization of the agenda envisioned by the positive psychology movement's founders. -- Grant J. Rich * Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books *
Your text goes into much more depth in chapter, in fact in most areas of the book. It backs up what it says with current research, and explains that research so well that I will be able to use it in a community college. It is well written. Even though there are two authors, one can't tell who wrote which chapters; that is unusual. Finally, it is the best that is out there for a Positive Psychology text; it sets the standard that others should meet. -- Mike Trent

About Charles Richard Snyder

C. R. Snyder, Ph.D. (deceased) was the Wright Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Internationally known for his work at the interface of clinical, social, personality, and health psychology, his theories have pertained to how people react to personal feedback, the human need for uniqueness, the ubiquitous drive to excuse transgressions and, most recently, the hope motive. He received 31 research awards and 27 teaching awards at the university, state, and national levels. In 2005, he received an honorary doctorate from Indiana Wesleyan University. Snyder has appeared many times on national American television shows, and he has been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. His scholarly work on the human need for uniqueness received the rare recognition of being the subject matter of an entire Sunday cartoon sequence by Gary Trudeau. All of these accomplishments were packaged in a graying and self-effacing absent-minded professor who says of himself, If you don't laugh at yourself, you have missed the biggest joke of all! Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D. is a Gallup Senior Scientist and Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute. Dr. Lopez has published more than 100 articles and chapters and 10 books in addition to Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths. These include Making Hope Happen, his first trade book; The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology (with C.R. Snyder); Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures (with C.R. Snyder); Positive Psychology: Exploring the Best in People; The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology; and The Psychology of Courage: Modern Research on an Ancient Virtue (with Cynthia Pury). Dr. Lopez is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the International Positive Psychology Association. A professor of education for a decade, he is now professor of business at the University of Kansas.

Table of Contents

Preface PART I: LOOKING AT PSYCHOLOGY FROM A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE 1. Welcome to Positive Psychology Going From the Negative to the Positive Positive Psychology Seeks a Balanced, More Complete View of Human Functioning Where We Are Now and What We Will Ask What's Your Face? A Positive Psychology Passport Picture A Guide to This Book The Big Picture Appendix Key Terms 2. Western Perspective on Positive Psychology Hope: Ubiquitous Yet Hidden Hope as Part of Greek Mythology Religious Hope in Western Civilization Revision of the History of Hope in Western Civilization Conclusions Key Terms 3. Eastern Perspectives on Positive Psychology A Matter of Perspective Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism East Meets West Different Ways to Positive Outcomes Final Thoughts Key Terms 4. Classifications and Measures of Human Strengths and Positive Outcomes Classifications and Measures of Human Strengths Positive Outcomes for All Identifying Strengths and Moving Toward a Vital Balance Note Key Terms PART II: POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT 5. Developing Strengths and Living Well in a Cultural Context Culture and Psychology Understanding Culture: A Matter of Perspective Positive Psychology: Culture Free or Culturally Embedded? Putting Positive Psychology in a Cultural Context Final Thoughts on the Complexity of Cultural Influences Key Terms 6. Living Well at Every Stage of Life Resilience in Childhood Positive Youth Development The Life Tasks of Adulthood Successful Aging A More Developmental Focus in Positive Psychology Key Terms PART III: POSITIVE EMOTIONAL STATES AND PROCESSES 7. The Principles of Pleasure: Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness, and Well-Being Defining Emotional Terms Distinguishing the Positive and the Negative Positive Emotions: Expanding the Repertoire of Pleasure Happiness and Subjective Well-Being: Living a Pleasurable Life Moving Toward the Positive Key Terms 8. Making the Most of Emotional Experiences: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling Emotion-Focused Coping: Discovering The Adaptive Potential of Emotional Approach Emotional Intelligence: Learning the Skills That Make a Difference Socioemotional Selectivity: Focusing in Later Life on Positive Emotions and Emotion-Related Goals Emotional Storytelling: The Pennebaker Paradigm as a Means of Processing Intense Negative Emotions Working With Emotions to Bring About Positive Change An Emotional Balancing Act Key Terms PART IV: POSITIVE COGNITIVE STATES AND PROCESSES 9. Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope Fascination With the Future Self-Efficacy Optimism Hope Putting Temporal Futures in Perspective Cultural Caveats About Temporal Perspective Appendix A: A Summary of Hope Theories Appendix B: Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory Items Key Terms 10. Wisdom and Courage: Two Universal Virtues Wisdom and Courage: Two of a Kind Theories of Wisdom Becoming and Being Wise Theories of Courage Becoming and Being Courageous Courage Research Finding Wisdom and Courage in Daily Life The Value of Wisdom and Courage Key Terms 11. Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: In Search of Optimal Experiences Moment-to-Moment Searches Mindfulness: In Search of Novelty Flow: In Search of Absorption Spirituality: In Search of the Sacred The True Benefits of Spirituality? The Search Continues Key Terms PART V: PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR 12. Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness Altruism Gratitude Forgiveness The Societal Implications of Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness I Have a Dream: Toward a Kinder, Gentler Humankind Appendix A: The Helping Attitude Scale Appendix B: The Gratitude Questionnaire-Six Items From GQ-6 Appendix C: The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS) Appendix D: The Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Scale (TRIM) Key Terms 13. Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships Infant Attachment Adult Attachment Security Love Flourishing Relationships: A Series of Purposeful Positive Relationship Behaviors The Neurobiology of Interpersonal Connection More on Flourishing Relationships Building a Positive Psychology of Close Relationships Key Terms PART VI: UNDERSTANDING AND CHANGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR 14. Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behavior Moving Toward Balanced Conceptualizations Our Fascination With Abnormal Behavior Neglect of the Environment and of the Positive The Lack of a Developmental Emphasis Difficulties Understanding Behavior in a Cultural Context The Limits of the Categorical Diagnostic System Going Beyond the DSM-IV Framework Key Terms 15. Interceding to Prevent the Bad and Enhance the Good In the Words of a Psychotherapy Client... Primary Prevention: Stop the Bad Before It Happens Secondary Prevention (Psychotherapy): Fix the Problem Primary Enhancement: Make Life Good Secondary Enhancement: Make Life the Best Possible The Balance of Prevention and Enhancement Systems Appendix A: Effective Secondary Preventions (Psychotherapies) for Adult Problems Appendix B: Hope Therapy Worksheet Key Terms Part VII: Positive Environments 16. Positive Schooling Teachers Can't Get Jobs in the Real World! Negative Psychology: Those Who Can't, Shouldn't Be Teaching No Child Left Behind and Beyond The Components of Positive Schooling One Example of Positive Schooling: The StrengthsQuest Program Teaching as a Calling Giving Back to Teachers Appendix A: Assessing Educational Success Appendix B: Teaching Tips From Two Wills-James and McKeachie Key Terms 17. Good Work: The Psychology of Gainful Employment Gainful Employment We Have an Opening: Jenny Loses a Job and Finds a Career Take-Home Messages From Jenny's Story Gainful Employment: Happiness, Satisfaction, and Beyond Measuring Gainful Employment Having or Being a Good Boss The Strengths-Based Approach to Work Capital at Work Hope: A Prime Psychological Capital The Dark Side: Workaholics, Burnouts, and Jobs Lost What Can Be Done To Improve Your Work? When Work Becomes a Calling: The Tale of a Hospital Orderly A New Accounting: An Eye Toward People Rather Than Money Key Terms 18. The Me/We Balance: Building Better Communities Where We Are Going: From ME to WE to US Individualism: The Psychology of ME Collectivism: The Psychology of WE ME/WE Balance: The Positive Psychology of US Appendix: The Need for Uniqueness Scale Key Terms PART VIII: A POSITIVE LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF PSYCHOLOGY 19. Going Positive Trading the Bad for Some Good: The Case of Molly Tackling a Fundamental Dilemma: Bad Is Stronger Than Good Positive Psychology Is Gaining Attention Positive Psychology as a Worldwide Phenomenon For the Many, Not Just the Few Young People and Education in Positive Psychology Women in Positive Psychology Experts' Views on 21st-Century Positive Psychology The Power of Attitude: The Tales of Johnsy and Jerry Appendix: Positive Social Science References Author Index Subject Index About the Authors

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Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths by Charles Richard Snyder
Charles Richard Snyder
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SAGE Publications Inc
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