Psychology has made great strides in understanding mental illness, but how much has it learned about mental health? When people want to reflect upon the good life and how to live it, they turn to philosophers and novelists, not psychologists. The emerging field of positive psychology aims to redress this imbalance. In Flourishing, distinguished scholars apply scientific analyses to study the good life, expanding the scope of social and psychological research to include happiness, well-being, courage, citizenship, play, and ...
Read More
Psychology has made great strides in understanding mental illness, but how much has it learned about mental health? When people want to reflect upon the good life and how to live it, they turn to philosophers and novelists, not psychologists. The emerging field of positive psychology aims to redress this imbalance. In Flourishing, distinguished scholars apply scientific analyses to study the good life, expanding the scope of social and psychological research to include happiness, well-being, courage, citizenship, play, and the satisfactions of healthy work and healthy relationships. Their findings reveal that a sense of meaning and a feeling of richness emerge in life as people immerse themselves in activities, relationships, and the pursuit of intrinsically satisfying goals like overcoming adversity or serving one's community through volunteering. This provocative book will further define this evolving field.
Read Less
Add this copy of Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well to cart. $29.99, fair condition, Sold by Meadeco Media rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from VINE GROVE, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Amer Psychological Assn.
Add this copy of Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well to cart. $56.27, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Amer Psychological Assn.
Add this copy of Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well to cart. $66.13, good condition, Sold by Book Words rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Midland Park, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Amer Psychological Assn.
Add this copy of Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well to cart. $80.00, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Amer Psychological Assn.
Add this copy of Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well to cart. $129.25, good condition, Sold by TEXTSHUB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Franklin Lakes, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Amer Psychological Assn.
