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Handbook of positive psychology
C. R. Snyder,Shane J. Lopez +1 more
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The Handbook of Positive Psychology as mentioned in this paper provides a forum for a more positive view of the human condition and provides an analysis of what the foremost experts believe to be the fundamental strengths of humankind.Abstract:
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?" The Handbook of Positive Psychology provides a forum for a more positive view of the human condition. In its pages, readers are treated to an analysis of what the foremost experts believe to be the fundamental strengths of humankind. Both seasoned professionals and students just entering the field are eager to grasp the power and vitality of the human spirit as it faces a multitude of life challenges. The Handbook is the first systematic attempt to bring together leading scholars to give voice to the emerging field of positive psychology.read more
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Identifying process variables in career counseling: A research agenda
Mary J. Heppner,P. Paul Heppner +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine potential reasons why career counseling process research has been infrequently conducted and provide 10 avenues from psychotherapy process research, and the limited pool of existing career counseling processes research, that hold promise for advancing a productive process-research agenda in career counseling.
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Triune ethics: The neurobiological roots of our multiple moralities
TL;DR: Triune Ethics Theory (TET) as discussed by the authors is a psychological theory developed to meet three goals: first, it attempts to harvest critical findings from neurobiology, affective neuroscience, and cognitive science and to integrate them into moral psychology for the purpose of informing psychological research on the moral life of persons.
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Emotion self-regulation, psychophysiological coherence, and test anxiety: results from an experiment using electrophysiological measures
Raymond Trevor Bradley,Rollin McCraty,Michael M. Atkinson,Dana Tomasino,Alane Daugherty,Lourdes Arguelles +5 more
TL;DR: There is suggestive evidence from a matched-pairs analysis that reduced test anxiety and increased psychophysiological coherence appear to be directly associated with improved test performance—a finding consistent with evidence from the larger study.
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Dimensions of forgiveness: The views of laypersons:
TL;DR: For example, this article investigated lay definitions of forgiveness, as well as reasons for forgiving and non-forgiveness in the context of interpersonal offenses. But their focus was on interpersonal offenses, and not on personal relationships.
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Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Autonomy Support: Their Relations with Self-Regulation, Academic Performance, Substance Use and Resilience among Adolescents
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of perceived parental involvement and autonomy support on psychosocial outcomes between high-risk and low-risk adolescents were compared between high risk and low risk students: those who were in challenging circumstances (i, having low parental education and low parental acculturation) and those who are not.
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