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| fixed length control field |
03158cam a2200193Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9780335241958 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
0335241956 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
150.1988 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hefferon, Kate |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Positive psychology [electronic resource] : theory, research and applications / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Maidenhead : |
| Name of publisher |
Open University Press, |
| Year of publication |
2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages) : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction to positive psychology -- Understanding emotions -- Happiness and subjective well-being across nations -- Eudaimonic well-being -- Optimism, explanatory style and hope -- Resilience, post-traumatic growth and positive ageing value -- Motivation and goal theories -- Positive psychological interventions -- The body in positive psychology -- Applying positive psychology -- Summing up positive psychology |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"This new textbook combines a breadth of information about positive psychology with reflective questions, critical commentary and up to date research. It is written in a witty, engaging and contemporary manner and includes: personal development exercises to help you meld together research and application, mock essay questions to get essay writing going, think about it boxes to get you thinking about the concepts and theories discussed, experiments boxes giving you most influential positive psychology experiments to date, suggested resources guiding you where to go next, measurement tools presenting popular positive psychology tools, time out boxes on key issues, concepts and thinkers, chapter summaries to help you check their understanding, review questions to enhance your learning. Positive Psychology is key reading for students taking modules in positive psychology and well-being, and will also be of interest to students of applied, coaching and sports psychology, as well as psychologists, coaches, counsellors and researchers interested in this burgeoning field."--Publisher's website |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"This new textbook combines a breadth of information about positive psychology with reflective questions, critical commentary and up to date research. It is written in a witty, engaging and contemporary manner and includes: personal development exercises to help you meld together research and application, mock essay questions to get essay writing going, think about it boxes to get you thinking about the concepts and theories discussed, experiments boxes giving you most influential positive psychology experiments to date, suggested resources guiding you where to go next, measurement tools presenting popular positive psychology tools, time out boxes on key issues, concepts and thinkers, chapter summaries to help you check their understanding, review questions to enhance your learning. Positive Psychology is key reading for students taking modules in positive psychology and well-being, and will also be of interest to students of applied, coaching and sports psychology, as well as psychologists, coaches, counsellors and researchers interested in this burgeoning field."--Publisher's website |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Positive psychology |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Boniwell, Ilona |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Electronic Books |
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