Handbook of Positive Psychology

by C.R. Snyder and Shane J. Lopez

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195135334
• ISBN13: 9780195135336
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 10.3" x 7.3"