Overview
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Carmel Proctor
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Positive Psychology Research Centre Ltd, Guernsey, United Kingdom
- The first volume to highlight recent advancements in positive psychology and its application into diverse fields
- Offers valuable information to a wide range of professionals and students in the social and behavioural sciences
- Covers discussion and presentation of relevant research, theories, and applications
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xiii
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Clinical and Focused Interventions
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- Tayyab Rashid, Ruth Louden, Laurie Wright, Ron Chu, Aryel Maharaj, Irfan Hakim et al.
Pages 29-45
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- Vera Roos, Ronette Zaaiman
Pages 47-63
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- Willibald Ruch, Jennifer Hofmann
Pages 65-80
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Education and Development
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- Thomas J. Lottman, Sarah Zawaly, Ryan Niemiec
Pages 83-105
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- Jenny Fox Eades, Judith Gray
Pages 107-121
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- Mariana Lozada, Natalia Carro, Marcela Kapelmayer, Viviana Kelmanowicz, Andrea Czar, Paola D’Adamo
Pages 143-161
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Workplaces, Technology, and Communities
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Front Matter
Pages 183-183
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- Suzy Green, Olivia Evans, Belinda Williams
Pages 185-206
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- Cristina Botella, Rosa Maria Banos, Veronica Guillen
Pages 219-234
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- Roger G. Tweed, Eric Mah, Madeline Dobrin, Rachel Van Poele, Lucian Gideon Conway III
Pages 257-271
About this book
This book presents recent advancements in positive psychology, specifically its application across broad areas of current interest. Chapters include submissions from various international authors in the field and cover discussion and presentation of relevant research, theories, and applications. The volume covers topics such as CBT, Psychotherapy, Coaching, Workplaces, Aging, Education, Leadership, Emotion, Interventions, Measurement, Technology, Design, Health, Relationships, Experiences, Communities. With the growing interest in the applications of positive psychology across diverse fields within psychology and beyond, this book will make a worthwhile contribution to the field. It will also fill the current need for a volume that highlights specifically the various recent advancements in positive psychology into diverse fields and as such will be of benefit to a wide range of professionals, including psychologists, educators, clinicians, therapists, and many others.
Reviews
“Positive Psychology Interventions in Practice, therefore, succeeds in presenting a broad range of interesting (and sometimes innovative) positive psychology applications from a range of countries … . It is a useful toolbox of ideas, techniques, programs, and tools (both simple and high tech) for those who wish to apply positive psychology in the real world. … Positive Psychology Interventions in Practice is a useful collection of ideas, techniques, programs, and tools for applying positive psychology in practice.” (Angela Mouton, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (31), August, 2017)
Editors and Affiliations
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Positive Psychology Research Centre Ltd, Guernsey, United Kingdom
Carmel Proctor
About the editor
Carmel Laura Proctor completed a Certificate in Liberal Arts in 1996 and a BA in Psychology in 1998 at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada and an MA in Measurement Evaluation and Research Methodology in 2002 at the University of British Columbia, Canada. In 2011 she completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of Leicester, UK. My research interests are primarily in the areas of positive psychology, applied positive psychology, values, character, personality, existential psychology, and well-being. In general, the main focus of her work has centered on adolescent and youth life satisfaction and well-being, specifically the application of positive psychological theory in the enhancement of these variables.