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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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Work Hope: Development and Initial Validation of a Measure.
TL;DR: Work hope is a core construct of positive psychology that has received only minimal application to work and vocational situations as discussed by the authors, and the Work Hope Scale (WHS) is designed to assess the presence of work hope in diverse populations.
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Mind-Reading Accuracy in Intimate Relationships: Assessing the Roles of the Relationship, the Target, and the Judge
TL;DR: In this paper, a video-review procedure was used to investigate the effect of the nature of the relationship between the perceiver and the target on the performance of mind reading tasks.
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Theorizing Flow and Media Enjoyment as Cognitive Synchronization of Attentional and Reward Networks
TL;DR: The concept of flow originates in Csikszentmihalyi's (1990) theory of human happiness, balance, and optimal experience as discussed by the authors, which posits that an experience can be viewed as the source of flow states, which are characterized by intense attentional focus, pleasurable feelings, and emotional rewards.
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Hopeful Choices: A School Counselor's Guide to Hope Theory
TL;DR: Snyder et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a developmental model for the formation of hope in children and discussed counseling techniques for engendering hope and enabling older children and adolescents to make adaptive choices.
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Relations between social and emotional competence and mental health: a construct validation study
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated which, if any, social and emotional competence variables predicted unique variance in social and mental health after controlling for other SEC variables in the study and the impact of stressful events.
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