Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology
Language: English | ISBN-10: 0195135334 | PDF | 848 pages | 8 MB
Language: English | ISBN-10: 0195135334 | PDF | 848 pages | 8 MB
Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement to abandon the exclusive focus on the negative. Psychologists from several subdisciplines are now asking an intriguing question: "What strengths does a person employ to deal effectively with life?"