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Part I: Introductory and Historical Overview
1. Positive Psychology, Positive Prevention, and Positive Therapy, Martin E. P. Seligman
Part II: Identifying Strengths
2. Stopping the "Madness": Positive Psychology and the Deconstruction of the Illness Ideology and the DSM, James E. Maddux
3. Widening the Diagnostic Focus: A Case for Including Human Strengths and Environmental Resources, Beatrice A. Wright and Shane J. Lopez
4. Toward a Science of Mental Health: Positice Directions in Psychodiagnosis and Treatment, Corey Lee M. Keyes and Shane J. Lopez
Part III: Emotion-Focused Approaches
5. Subjective Well-Being: The Science of Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Ed Diener, Richard E. Lucas, and Shigehiro Oishi
6. Resilience in Development, Ann S. Masten and Marie-Gabrielle J. Reed
7. The Concept of Flow, Jeanne Nakamura and Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi
8. Positive Affectivity: The Disposition to Experience Pleasurable Emotional States, David Watson
9. Positive Emotions, Barbara L. Fredrickson
10. The Social Construction of Self-Esteem, John P. Hewitt
11. The Adaptive Potential of Coping through Emotional Approach, Annette L. Stanton, Anita Parsa, and Jennifer L. Austenfeld
12. The Positive Psychology of Emotional Intelligence, Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer, and David Caruso
13. Emotional Creativity: Toward "Spiritualizing the Passions", James R. Averill
Part IV: Cognitive-Focused Approaches
14. Creativity, Dean Keith Simonton
15. The Role of Personal Control in Adaptive Functioning, Suzanne C. Thompson
16. Well-Being: Mindfulness vs. Positive Evaluation, Ellen Langer
17. Optimism, Charles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier
18. Optimistic Explanatory Style, Christopher Peterson and Tracy A. Steen
19. Hope Theory: A Member of the Positive Psychology Family, C. R. Snyder, Kevin Rand, and David Sigmon
20. Self Efficacy: The Power of Believing You Can, James Maddux
21. Problem-Solving Appraisal and Psychological Adjustment, P. Paul Heppner and Doug-gwi Lee
22. Setting Goals for Life and Happiness, Edwin A. Locke
23. The Passion to Know: A Developmental Perspective, Micahel Schulman
24. Wisdom: Its Structure and Function in Regulating Successful Lifespan Development, Paul B. Baltes, Judith Gleck, and Ute Kunzmann
Part V: Self-Based Approaches
25. Reality Negotiation, Raymond L. Higgins
26. The Truth About Illusions: Authenticity and Positivity in Social Relationships, William B. Swann and Brett W. Pelham
27. Authenticity, Susan Harter
28. Uniqueness Seeking, Michael Lynn and C. R. Snyder
29. Humility, June Price Tangney
Part VI: Interpersonal Approaches
30. Relationship Connection: The Role of Minding in the Enhancement of Closeness, John H. Harvey, Brian G. Pauwels, and Susan Zickmund
31. Compassion, Eric J. Cassell
32. The Psychology of Forgiveness, Michael McCullough and Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet
33. Gratitude and the Science of Positive Psychology, Robert A. Emmons and Charles M. Shelton
34. Love, Susan Hendrick and Clyde Hendrick
35. Empathy & Altruism, C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, David A. Lishner, and Jo-Ann Tsang
36. How We Become Moral: The Sources of Moral Motivation, Michael Schulman
Part VII: Biological Approaches
37. Toughness, Richard Dienstbier and Lisa M. Pytlik Zillig
38. A Role for Neuropsychology in Understanding the Facilitating Influence of Positive Affect on Social Behavior and Cognitive Processes, Alice M. Isen
39. From Social Structure to Biology: Integrative Science in Pursuit of Human Health and Well-Being, Carol D. Ryff and Burton Singer
40. Toward a Biology of Social Support, Shelley E. Taylor, Sally S. Dickerson, and Laura Cousino Klein
Part VIII: Specific Coping Approaches
41. Sharing One's Story: On the Benefits of Writing or Talking about Emotional Experience, Kate G. Niederhoffer and James W. Pennebaker
42. Benefit-Finding and Benefit-Reminding, Howard Tennen and Glenn Affleck
43. Positive Responses to Loss: Perceiving Benefits and Growth, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Christopher G. Davis
44. The Pursuit of Meaningfulness in Life, Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs
45. Humor, Herbert M. Lefcourt
46. Meditation and Positive Psychology, Shauna L. Shapiro, Gary E. R. Schwartz, and Craig Santerre
47. Spirituality: Discovering and Conserving the Sacred, Kenneth I. Pargament and Annette Mahoney
Part IX: Special Populations and Settings
48. Positive Psychology for Children: Development, Prevention, and Promotion, Michael Roberts, Keri G. Brown, Rebecca J. Johnson, and Janette Reinke
49. Aging Well: Outlook for the 21st Century, Gail M. Williamson
50. Positive Growth Following Acquired Physical Disability, Timothy R. Elliott, Monica Kurylo, and Patricia Rivera
51. Putting Positive Psychology in a Multicultural Context, Shane J. Lopez, Ellie C. Prosser, Lisa M. Edwards, Jeana L. Magyar-Moe, Jason E. Neufeld, and Heather N. Rasmussen
52. Positive Psychology at Work, Nick Turner, Julian Barling, and Anthea Zacharatos
Part X: The Future of the Field
53. Positive Ethics, Mitchell M. Handelsman, Samuel Knapp, and Michael C. Gottlieb
54. Constructivism and Positive Psychology, Michael Mahoney
55. The Future of Positive Psychology: A Declaration of Independence, C. R. Snyder and Shane J. Lopez, with contributions from Lisa Aspinwall, Barbara Fredrickson, Jon Haidt, Dacher Keltner, Christine Robitschek, Michael Wehmeyer, and Amy Wrzesniewski
Author Index
Subject Index
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