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  • Positive Psychology in the Clinical Domains

    Research and Practice

    by Chiara Ruini ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book builds the bridge between the fields of clinical and positive psychology research and practice. It presents a variety of interventions aimed at promoting positivity in clinical populations. Although clinical psychology has addressed issues such as happiness, resilience and optimal functioning, the field has stuck to the medical model and paid more attention to distress and negativity in ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

  • Increasing Psychological Well-being in Clinical and Educational Settings

    Interventions and Cultural Contexts

    Edited by Giovanni Andrea Fava, Chiara Ruini ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume deals with strategies aimed at increasing psychological well-being in both clinical and non-clinical settings, with a special focus on the impact of cross-cultural influences on these processes. Consisting of two parts, the book first examines clinical interventions for increasing well-being and positive functioning in adult populations. It looks at cultural differences in the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • Humor at Work in Teams, Leadership, Negotiations, Learning and Health

    by Christine Gockel, Tabea Scheel ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is inescapable in our daily interactions - also at the work place. Affiliative, self-enhancing, self-deprecating and aggressive humor can all occur at work and have unique and sometimes ambiguous effects. The volume presents humor research on five important workplace topics: ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Youth Wellbeing

    Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Katie Wright, Julie McLeod ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume offers a critical rethinking of the construct of youth wellbeing, stepping back from taken-for-granted and psychologically inflected understandings. Wellbeing has become a catchphrase in educational, health and social care policies internationally, informing a range of school programs and social interventions and increasingly shaping everyday understandings of young people. Drawing on ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Development and Evaluation of Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs (P.A.T.H.S.)

    Edited by Daniel T.L. SHEK, Rachel C. F. Sun ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book outlines the development, implementation and evaluation of a project entitled “P.A.T.H.S. to Adulthood: A Jockey Club Youth Enhancement Scheme," with P.A.T.H.S. denoting Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social programmes.This pioneer project was conducted in Hong Kong between 2005 and 2012 with more than 210,000 participants. Its goal was to help students meet various ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Phenomenology of Learning and Becoming

    Enthusiasm, Creativity, and Self-Development

    by Eugene Mario DeRobertis ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    In this text, the history of phenomenological research on learning is synthesized and brought forward into the areas of existential learning, the development of enthusiasm about learning (from childhood through adulthood), and paradigmatic creative experience. Original research findings are derived using the Giorgi method of descriptive phenomenological analysis in psychology. The results, ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • The Exploration of Happiness

    Present and Future Perspectives

    Edited by Antonella Delle Fave ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This specially selected collection of landmark work from the Journal of Happiness Studies maps the current contours, and the likely future direction, of research in a field with a fast-rising profile. This volume, which inaugurates a series aiming to explore discrete topics in happiness and wellbeing studies, features selected articles published in the Journal of Happiness Studies during its first ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Assessing and Stimulating a Dialogical Self in Groups, Teams, Cultures, and Organizations

    Edited by Hubert Hermans ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book presents 9 theory-based and practice-oriented methods for assessing and stimulating a multi-voiced dialogical self in the context of groups, teams, cultures, and organizations. All of these methods are based on Dialogical Self Theory. The book deals with the practical implications of this theory as applied in the areas of coaching, training, and counselling. A number of chapters focus on ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Man for Himself

    An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author and social philosopher explores the function of ethics and morality in the human psyche: "A fascinating volume . . . magnificent in its implications" ( Saturday Review ).Are we primarily determined by nature or nurture? What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fr... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Handbook on Positive Development of Minority Children and Youth

    Edited by Natasha J. Cabrera, Birgit Leyendecker ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This Handbook presents current research on children and youth in ethnic minority families. It reflects the development currently taking place in the field of social sciences research to highlight the positive adaptation of minority children and youth. It offers a succinct synthesis of where the field is and where it needs to go. It brings together an international group of leading researchers, and ... Read more

    $345.99 CAD

  • Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education

    Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools

    Edited by Mathew A. White, A. Simon Murray ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Based on action research and implementation at one of the world’s great schools, this book provides a much-needed exploration of how to implement positive education at a whole school level. Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education summarises the integration of a whole-school mental health and well-being strategy, positive psychology programs and pastoral care models from 3 – 18 years of age ... Read more

    $218.99 CAD

  • Happiness in Children

    Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being

    by Mark D Holder ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This briefs summarizes the research on positive well-being in children, with a particular focus on their happiness. It starts with a discussion of the constructs of positive psychology (i.e., well-being, happiness and life satisfaction), and then outlines the research that shows the importance of studying well-being. Next, it explores how researchers measure happiness and what these measures tell ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD