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Pursuing human strengths : a positive psychology guide / Martin Bolt and Dana S. Dunn

By: Bolt, Martin [author]Contributor(s): Dunn, Dana S [co-author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Worth Publishers, 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: 9781319004484Subject(s): POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGYLOC classification: BF 204.6 .B65 2016

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Love -- 3. Empathy -- 4. Self-control -- 5. Wisdom -- 6. Commitment -- 7. Happiness -- 8. Self-respect and humility -- 9. Hope -- 10. Friendship and social support -- 11. Epilogue: meaning and flourishing.

Summary: By using the scientific method in its efforts to assess, understand, and then build human strengths, positive psychology balances the investigation of weakness and damage with a study of strength and virtue. Pursuing Human Strengths: A Positive Psychology Guide gives instructors and students alike the means to learn more about this relevant approach to psychology. Martin Bolt helps students learn more about themselves as they learn the facts of, and theories about, the fascinating field of psychology. This book is a terrific accompaniment to virtually any psychology course (most notably, human adjustment and growth, introductory psychology, and abnormal psychology). For those teaching a course in positive psychology, Pursuing Human Strengths provides a primary text.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Annex	National University - Manila	Psychology	General Circulation	GC BF 204.6 .B65 2016 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000015998

Includes references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Love --
3. Empathy --
4. Self-control --
5. Wisdom --
6. Commitment --
7. Happiness --
8. Self-respect and humility --
9. Hope --
10. Friendship and social support --
11. Epilogue: meaning and flourishing.

By using the scientific method in its efforts to assess, understand, and then build human strengths, positive psychology balances the investigation of weakness and damage with a study of strength and virtue. Pursuing Human Strengths: A Positive Psychology Guide gives instructors and students alike the means to learn more about this relevant approach to psychology. Martin Bolt helps students learn more about themselves as they learn the facts of, and theories about, the fascinating field of psychology. This book is a terrific accompaniment to virtually any psychology course (most notably, human adjustment and growth, introductory psychology, and abnormal psychology). For those teaching a course in positive psychology, Pursuing Human Strengths provides a primary text.

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