Positive Psychology: Exploring the Best in People [4 Volumes] (Hardcover)

Volume 1: Discovering Human Strengths Preface 1. Discovering Your Strengths Jeff G. Rettew & Shane J. Lopez 2. Making the Most of Human Strengths Kelly Bowers 3. Human Strengths: Differences that Bring Us Together Linda Cantwell 4. If Bad is Stronger than Good, Why Focus on Human Strength? Roy F. Baumeister & Erin A. Sparks 5. Being Wise at Any Age Monika Ardelt 6. Can Courage be Learned? Cynthia L. S. Pury 7. The Health Benefits of Optimism Heather N. Rasmussen & Stephanie C. Wallio 8. Living Lessons: The Psychological Strengths of Martin Luther King, Jr. Suzanne Rice 9. An Agentic Perspective on Positive Psychology Albert Bandura Volume 2: Capitalizing on Emotional Experiences Preface 1. The Broadening, Building, Buffering Effects of Positive Emotions Bethany Kok, Lahnna Catalino, & Barbara Fredrickson 2. Personal Narratives, Positive Emotions, and Long Lives: The Nun Study Deborah Danner, Wallace Friesen, & Scott Collier 3. Exercising Gratitude Jo-Ann Tsang, Wade Rowatt, & Ruth Nam 4. The Gratitude of Youth Jeffrey Froh & Giacomo Bono 5. For the Good of Others: Toward a Positive Psychology of Sacrifice Emily Impett & Amie Gordon 6. Helping behavior and positive emotions: Implications for health and well-being Amanda J. Dillard, Ashley Schiavone, & Stephanie L. Brown 7. Emotional Intelligence: Living Intelligently with Emotions Susan David & Nassim Ebrahimi 8. Allophilia: Beyond Tolerance Todd L. Pittinsky & Laura Maruskin 9. Re-envisioning Mens Emotional Lives: Stereotypes, Struggles, and Strengths Joel Wong & Aaron Rochelen Volume 3: Growing in the Face of Adversity Preface 1. Growth Through Loss and Adversity: A Choice Worth Making Robert J. Fazio, Tayyab Rashid, & HSien Hayward 2. Personal Growth after Relationship Breakups Margit Berman, Ty Tashiro, & Patricia A. Frazier 3. Romantic Conflict and Its Resolution Tammy Lowery Zacchilli, Susan S. Hendrick, & Clyde Hendrick 4. Forgiveness is a Matter of Choice: Forgiveness Education for Young Children Anthony C. Holter, Chad M. Magnuson, & Robert D. Engright 5. The Self-Determination of Adolescents with Intellectual Disability Michael L. Wehmeyer & Karrie A. Shogren 6. Overcoming Stereotype Threat Joshua Aronson & Leoandra Rogers 7. Career Flexibility Christopher A. Ebberwein 8. Emotional Storytelling after Stressful Experiences Melanie A. Greenberg Volume 4: Pursuing Human Flourishing Preface 1. Who Flourishes? The Criteria of Complete Mental Health Virginia M. Ambler 2. Toward a Durable Happiness Jaime L. Kurtz & Sonja Lyubomirsky 3. Will Money Buy Happiness? David G. Myers 4. Presenting a Positive Alternative to Strivings for Material Success and the Thin-Ideal: Understanding the Effects of Extrinsic Relative to Intrinsic Goal Pursuits Maarten Vansteenkiste, Bart Soenens, & Bart Duriez 5. Positive Schooling Rich Gilman, E. Scott Huebner, & Matthew Buckman 6. Employee Engagement James K. Harter 7. Families that Work John Eagle 8. How Smart Girls Become Talented Women Barbara A. Kerr & Amber Larson 9. Practicing Authentic Leadership Bruce J. Avolio & Tara S. Wernsing 10. Cultivating Civic Engagement Lonnie R. Sherrod & James Lauckhardt 11. Positive Psychotherapy Tayyab Rashid Index About the Editor and Contributors