The encyclopedia of positive psychology / edited by Shane J. Lopez.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A -- Abnormal Psychology -- Academic Achievement -- Actualizing Tendency -- Adaptability -- Admiration -- Adult Attachment Security -- Aerobic Activity -- Aesthetic Appreciation -- Affective Forecasting -- Agency -- Agreeableness -- Allport, Gordon W. -- Altruism -- Amae -- American Psychological Association -- Amusement -- Anticipatory Enthusiasm -- Appetitive Motivational Systems -- Applied Positive Psychology -- Aristotle -- Attachment Theory -- Attribution Theory -- Authentic Happiness -- Authenticity -- Autonomy -- Aversive Motivational Systems -- Awe -- B -- Balance -- Bandura, Albert -- Benefit Finding -- Biofeedback -- Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions -- Buddhism -- C -- Calling -- Capitalization -- Career Development -- Change (Stages of) -- Character Education -- Character Strengths (VIA) -- Charisma -- Cheerfulness -- Chinese Positive Psychology -- Civic Responsibility and Virtues -- Civility -- Clifton StrengthsFinder -- Clifton Youth StrengthsExplorer -- Clifton, Donald O. -- Clinical Psychology -- Close Relationships -- Coaching Psychology -- Cognitive Appraisal -- Collective Self-Esteem -- Collective Well-Being -- Collectivism -- College Student Development -- Common Factors -- Compassion -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Confidence -- Conscientiousness -- Consciousness -- Constructivism -- Contentment -- Coping -- Cortisol -- Counseling Psychology -- Courage -- Creativity -- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly -- Cultural Pluralism -- Cultural Values -- Culture -- Curiosity -- D -- Deep Learning -- Developmental Psychology -- Developmental Psychopathology -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual -- Diener, Ed -- Dopamine -- E -- Effective Parenting -- Emotional Approach Coping -- Emotional Asymmetry -- Emotional Creativity -- Emotional Development -- Emotional Intelligence -- Emotions -- Empathy -- Empirically-Supported Interventions -- Employee Engagement -- Endorphins -- Enjoyment -- Entrepreneurial Behavior -- Environmental Resources -- Epigenetics -- Ethnic Identity -- Ethnicity -- Eudaimonia -- Euphoria -- European Network for Positive Psychology -- Evolutionary Psychology -- Existential Psychology -- Experience Sampling Method -- F -- Familism -- Family Functioning -- Family Quality of Life -- Fatherhood -- Five Factor Model -- Flourishing -- Flow -- Folk Wisdom -- Forgiveness -- Four-Front Assessment Approach -- Frankl, Viktor Emil -- Fredrickson, Barbara -- Freedom -- Functional MRI -- Future Mindedness -- G -- Gallup -- Gallup World Poll -- Giftedness -- Global Well-Being -- Goals and Goal-Setting Theory -- Good Life -- Gratitude -- Growth Goals -- H -- Haidt, Jonathan -- Happiness -- Hardiness -- Harmony -- Health Psychology -- Heart-Brain Connection -- Hedonics -- Heroes -- Holistic Healing -- Honesty -- Hope -- Humanistic Psychology -- Humility -- Humor -- I -- Immune System -- Indigenous Positive Psychology -- Individualism -- Innovation -- Intelligence -- Intentional Self-Development -- Intimacy -- Intuition -- J -- James, William -- Job Satisfaction -- Joy -- Jung, Carl -- Justice -- K -- Kahneman, Daniel -- Kindness -- L -- Labeling (Positive Effects) -- Laughter -- Leadership -- Learned Optimism -- Life Coaching -- Life Satisfaction -- Locus of Control -- Longitudinal Studies -- Lyubomirsky, Sonja -- M -- Marital Happiness -- Maslow, Abraham -- Mature Defense Mechanisms -- Meaning -- Meditation -- Menninger, Karl -- Mental Health -- Mental Illness -- Mindfulness -- Moral Development -- Moral Judgment -- Motherhood -- Myers, David G -- N -- Narrative Identity -- National Institute of Mental Health -- Neurobiology -- Neurofeedback -- O -- Occupational Health Psychology -- Open Source -- Open-Mindedness -- Optimism -- Organizational Psychology -- Oxytocin -- P -- Paragons -- Peace -- Penn Resiliency Program -- Perseverance -- Personal Growth Initiative -- Personal Responsibility -- Personality -- Person-Environment Fit -- Peterson, Christopher -- Physical Health -- Play -- Pleasure -- Positive Affectivity -- Positive Emotions -- Positive Ethics -- Positive Experiences -- Positive Illusions -- Positive Law and Policy -- Positive Organizational Behavior -- Positive Organizational Scholarship -- Positive Psychology (History) -- Positive Psychology Network -- Positive Psychotherapy -- Positive Social Media -- Positive Therapy -- Positive Youth Development -- Possible Selves -- Posttraumatic Growth -- Prayer -- Prevention Focus -- Pride -- Proactive Coping -- Problem-Solving Appraisal -- Promotion Focus -- Protective Factor -- Psychological Adjustment -- Psychological Capital -- Psychoneuroimmunology -- Psychopathology -- Purpose in Life -- Q -- Quality of Life -- Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI) -- Quality of Life Therapy and Coaching (QOLTC) -- R -- Rehabilitation Psychology -- Relaxation -- Religiousness -- Resilience -- Respect -- Rogers, Carl -- Romantic Love -- Ryff, Carol -- S -- Saleebey, Dennis -- Saving -- Savoring -- School Psychology -- Self-Compassion -- Self-Determination -- Self-Efficacy -- Self-Esteem -- Self-Monitoring -- Self-Regulation -- Self-Report Inventory -- Seligman, Martin -- Serotonin -- Smiles -- Snyder, C.R. -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Social Skills -- Social Support -- Social Work -- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy -- Spiritual Well-Being -- Spirituality -- Sport Psychology -- Stanton, Annette -- Stereotype Threat -- Stone, Phil -- Strengths (Gallup) -- Strengths (Personality) -- Strengths Coaching -- Strengths Perspective (Positive Psychology) -- Strengths Perspective (Social Welfare) -- Strengths-Based Organization -- Successful Aging -- Suffering -- T -- Taylor, Shelley -- Teaching Positive Psychology -- Templeton Foundation, John M. -- Terman, Lewis -- The Nun Study -- Transformational Leadership -- U -- Utilitarianism -- V -- Values -- Vigor -- Virtue Ethics -- Virtues -- Vitality -- Vocation -- W -- Watson, John B -- Well-Being -- Well-Being Therapy -- Werner, Emmy -- Wisdom -- Wrzesniewski, Amy.

Positive psychology, the pursuit of understanding optimal human functioning, is reshaping the scholarly and public views of how we see the science of psychology. The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology provides a comprehensive and accessible summary of this growing area of scholarship and practice.: 288 specially commissioned entries written by 150 leading international researchers, educators, and practitioners in positive psychology; covers topics of interest across all social sciences as well as business and industry; the most current, extensive, and accessible treatment of the subject available.

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