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Flourish : a visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being / Martin E.P. Seligman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2012Edition: 1. Free Press trade pbk. edDescription: xii, 349 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1-4391-9076-3 (pbk.)
  • 978-1-4391-9076-0 (pbk.)
  • 1-4391-9075-5 (hbk.)
  • 978-1-4391-9075-3 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150.19/88 23
Contents:
A new positive psychology. What is well-being? ; Creating your happiness: positive psychology exercises that work ; The dirty little secret of drugs and therapy ; Teaching well-being: the magic of MAPP ; Positive education: teaching well-being to young people -- The ways to flourish. GRIT, character, and achievement: a new theory of intelligence ; Army strong: comprehensive soldier fitness ; Turning trauma into growth ; Positive physical health: the biology of optimism ; The politics and economics of well-being -- Appendix: Signature strengths test.
Summary: Explains the four pillars of well-being--meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and accomplishment--placing emphasis on meaning and purpose as the most important for achieving a life of fulfillment.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 150.1988 Seligman Available 6004300068062
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A new positive psychology. What is well-being? ; Creating your happiness: positive psychology exercises that work ; The dirty little secret of drugs and therapy ; Teaching well-being: the magic of MAPP ; Positive education: teaching well-being to young people -- The ways to flourish. GRIT, character, and achievement: a new theory of intelligence ; Army strong: comprehensive soldier fitness ; Turning trauma into growth ; Positive physical health: the biology of optimism ; The politics and economics of well-being -- Appendix: Signature strengths test.

Explains the four pillars of well-being--meaning and purpose, positive emotions, relationships, and accomplishment--placing emphasis on meaning and purpose as the most important for achieving a life of fulfillment.