Positive Psychology: A Workbook for Personal Growth and Well-Being

First Edition

Edward Hoffman - Yeshiva University, New York, USA
William C. Compton - Middle Tennessee State University, USA

Courses:
Health Psychology | Positive Psychology

January 2019 | 136 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Positive Psychology: A Workbook for Personal Growth and Well-Being offers students a wealth of different activities to make concepts in positive psychology come alive. Based on scientific, psychological research that supports learning, activities include self-reflection and interviews with the reader’s family and friends. The workbook can be used with William C. Compton and Edward Hoffman’s Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing, Third Edition or as a supplement to other core texts.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Positive Psychology

1. Aristotle: The Virtue of Friendship

2. William James: Getting Your Second Wind

3. Alfred Adler: Developing Social Interest

4. Romanticism

5. My Greatest Satisfaction

Chapter 2. Foundations: Emotions, Motivation, and the Nature of Well-Being

6. Use Your Strengths

7. Self-Acceptance

8. Emotional Intelligence (EI)

9. Moving Toward Your Goals

10. The Famous Lamp of Aladdin

Chapter 3. Subjective Well-Being

11. Daily Diary Activity

12. Fordyce’s 14 Fundamentals of Happiness

13. Nostalgia

14. Explanatory Style

15. Time Affluence

Chapter 4. Leisure, Flow, Mindfulness, and Peak Performance

16. Flow and Optimal Experience

17. Mindfulness: Being More Aware of Each Moment

18. Savoring

19. Micro-Leisure

20. Curiosity

Chapter 5. Romantic Love and Positive Families

21. Love Maps

22. Love 2.0

23. Minding in Relationships

24. Self-Disclosure

25. Empathy

Chapter 6. Positive Health

26. Coping With Challenges

27. Regrets

28. Tears of Joy

29. Pets

30. Daily Hassles

Chapter 7. Excellence, Aesthetics, Creativity, and Genius

31. Restorative Nature

32. Aesthetics: Art Appreciation

33. Aesthetics: Photography

34. Passion

35. Aesthetic Appreciation Week

Chapter 8. Well-Being Across the Life Span

36. Resilience

37. Flourishing in Adolescence

38. Mindful Parenting

39. Mentoring

40. Flourishing in Old Age

Chapter 9. Models of Optimal Well-Being

41. Your Best Possible Self

42. Meditation for Personal and Spiritual Growth

43. Random Acts of Kindness

44. Self-Actualization

45. Your Personal Heroes

Chapter 10. Religion, Spirituality, and Well-Being

46. The Gratitude Exercise

47. Loving-Kindness Meditation

48. Forgiveness

49. A Sense of Wonder

50. Moral Elation

Chapter 11. Positive Institutions and Cultural Well-Being

51. Callings

52. Volunteering

53. Leadership

54. Worldviews and Why They Matter

55. Travel

Chapter 12. A Look Toward the Future of Positive Psychology

56. Negative Emotions and Well-Being

57. The Happiness Pill

58. The East Asian Approach to Well-Being

59. The Latino/a Approach to Well-Being

60. Top Three Lessons

References

Key features

KEY FEATURES:

Content is aligned with the core textbook by the same authors, Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing, Third Edition.
60 different activities cover a range of topics to make theoretical concepts in positive psychology more down-to-earth and personally meaningful.
A broad scope of topics covered includes gratitude, forgiveness, mindfulness, nostalgia, flow experiences, overcoming regrets, mentoring, goal setting, identifying personal strengths, volunteering, self-actualization, and wisdom.
Content relevant to any student studying positive psychology makes the workbook useable as a supplement to core texts.

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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Positive Psychology

Chapter 3: Subjective Well-Being

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