Snyder, C. R. <br/><br/>
Positive psychology: the scientific and practical explorations of human strengths 

 - 2nd 
 - New Delhi  Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd  2011 
 - xxvi, 588 p. 
<br/><br/>Remembering C. R. Snyder's Legacy of Hope  <br/>I: LOOKING AT PSYCHOLOGY FROM A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE<br/>  Welcome to Positive Psychology    Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology    Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes  <br/>II: POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT<br/>  Developing Strengths and Living Well in a Cultural Context    Living Well at Every Stage of Life  <br/>III: POSITIVE EMOTIONAL STATES AND PROCESSES<br/>  The Principles of Pleasure: Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness, and Well-Being    Making the Most of Emotional Experiences: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling  <br/>IV: POSITIVE COGNITIVE STATES AND PROCESSES<br/>  Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope    Wisdom and Courage: Two Universal Virtues    Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: In Search of Optimal Experiences  <br/>V: PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR<br/>  Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness    Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships  <br/>VI: UNDERSTANDING AND CHANGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR<br/>  Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behavior    Interceding to Prevent the Bad and Enhance the Good  <br/>VII: POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS<br/>  Positive Schooling    Good Work: The Psychology of Gainful Employment    The Me/We Balance: Building Better Communities  <br/>VIII: A POSITIVE LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF PSYCHOLOGY 
<br/><br/> Bringing both theory and real-world applications of positive psychology to life!<br/><br/>This revision of the cutting edge, most comprehensive text for this exciting field presents new frameworks for understanding positive emotions and human strengths. The authors show how to apply psychological science to improve schooling, the workplace, and cooperative lifestyles among people. Well-crafted exercises engage students in applying major principles to their own lives, and more than 50 case histories and comments from leaders in the field vividly illustrate key concepts. <br/><br/>Key Features<br/><br/>- Personal Mini-Experiments help students apply the practice of positive psychology to their daily lives. This Second Editionincludes new experiments, such as “ Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone” and “ Emotions in a Cultural Context.”<br/>- Life Enhancement Strategies offer methods of change that can be implemented quickly and easily to help readers attain greater connections with others, pursue meaning in their lives, and experience increased life satisfaction.<br/>- Integrated case studies illuminate key concepts and reveal how positive psychological phenomena occur in the real world<br/><br/>New to This Edition<br/><br/>- Presents latest research on topics such as hope, courage, altruism, and more<br/>- Offers new examples and reflections on relevant current events, such as research and statistics regarding the effects of the U.S. economy on decreasing rates of volunteerism<br/>- Provides broader explorations of culture, with special consideration given to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, generation, nation of origin, and socioeconomic status<br/>- Discusses new applications of mindfulness in a variety of populations and new research elucidating the relationships between the concept of hope and other positive constructs<br/><br/>The password-protected Instructor Teaching Site can be accessed at www.sagepub.com/snyder2einstr. <br/><br/>This is an ideal core text for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Positive Pshychology or Applied Psychology 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788132107507 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Positive psychology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>150.1988