Positive Psychology in Practice

STEPHEN JOSEPH, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he teaches and researches counseling and psychotherapy, positive psychology, and psychological trauma. Joseph specialized in health and counseling psychology, teaching at the University of Warwick before moving to Nottingham in 2006. He is registered as both a psychotherapist and as a coaching psychologist.

• Preface xiAcknowledgments xv1 Applied Positive Psychology 10 Years On 1Stephen JosephPart I Historical and Philosophical Foundations2 Historical, Philosophical, and Epistemological Perspectives 9Hilde Eileen Nafstad3 Building Bridges Between Humanistic and Positive Psychology 31Brent Dean Robbins4 Existential Dimensions of Positive Psychology 47Roger Bretherton5 The Salutogenic Paradigm 61Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, and Orna Braun-LewensohnPart II Values and Choices In Pursuit of the Good Life6 The Science of Values in the Culture of Consumption 83Tim Kasser7 Values and Well-Being 103Lilach Sagiv, Sonia Roccas, and Shani Oppenheim-Weller8 The Paradox of Choice 121Barry Schwartz9 A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation From within and without 139Kirk Warren Brown and Richard M. Ryan10 The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice 159Veronika HutaPart III Practices for Health and Well-Being11 The Prospects, Practices, and Prescriptions for the Pursuit of Happiness 185Kristin Layous, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Sonja Lyubomirsky12 Putting Positive Psychology Into Motion Through Physical Activity 207Guy Faulkner, Kate Hefferon, and Nanette Mutrie13 Balancing Time Perspective in Pursuit of Optimal Functioning 223Ilona Boniwell and Philip G. Zimbardo14 Putting Positive Psychology Into Practice via Self-Help 237Acacia C. Parks15 Positive Psychology and Life Coaching 249Margarita TarragonaPart IV Methods and Processes of Teaching and Learning16 Different Approaches to Teaching Positive Psychology 267Amy C. Fineburg and Andrew Monk17 Positively Transforming Classroom Practice Through Dialogic Teaching 279Alina Reznitskaya and Ian A. G. Wilkinson18 Teaching Well-Being and Resilience in Primary and Secondary School 297Chieko Kibe and Ilona Boniwell19 Cultivating Adolescents’ Motivation 313Reed W. Larson and Nickki Pearce DawesPart V Positive Psychology at Work20 Bringing Positive Psychology to Organizational Psychology 329Sarah Lewis21 Improving Follower Well-Being with Transformational Leadership 341Heather M. Clarke, Kara A. Arnold, and Catherine E. Connelly22 Applications of Positive Approaches in Organizations 357Jane Henry23 Leadership Coaching and Positive Psychology 377Carol Kauffman, Stephen Joseph, and Anne ScoularPart VI Health, Clinical, Counseling, and Rehabilitation24 Complementary Strengths of Health Psychology and Positive Psychology 393John M. Salsman and Judith T. Moskowitz25 Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential in Clinical Psychology 411James E. Maddux and Shane J. Lopez26 The Relationship Between Counseling Psychology and Positive Psychology 429Andreas Vossler, Edith Steffen, and Stephen Joseph27 Positive Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology Research and Practice 443Claudio Peter, Szilvia Geyh, Dawn M. Ehde, Rachel Müller, and Mark P. JensenPart VII Contexts of Clinical Practice28 Clinical Applications of Well-Being Therapy 463Chiara Ruini and Giovanni A. Fava29 Strategies for Accentuating Hope 483Jeana L. Magyar-Moe and Shane J. Lopez30 Clinical Applications of Posttraumatic Growth 503Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun, and Jessica M. Groleau31 Strength-Based Assessment 519Tayyab RashidPart VIII Inner Resources and Positive Development Across the Life Span32 The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence 545David R. Caruso, Peter Salovey, Marc Brackett, and John D. Mayer33 The Power and Practice of Gratitude 559Giacomo Bono, Mikki Krakauer, and Jeffrey J. Froh34 Wisdom-Related Knowledge Across the Life Span 577Ute Kunzmann and Stefanie Thomas35 Positive Aging 595George E. VaillantPart IX Building Community Through Integration and Regeneration36 Psychological and Relational Resources in the Experience of Disability and Caregiving 615Antonella Delle Fave, Andrea Fianco, and Raffaela D. G. Sartori37 Good Lives and the Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders 635Clare-Ann Fortune, Tony Ward, and Ruth Mann38 Facilitating Forgiveness Using Group and Community Interventions 659Frank D. Fincham39 The Interface Between Positive Psychology and Social Work in Theory and Practice 681Rachel Dekel and Orit Taubman–Ben-Ari40 Building Recovery-Oriented Service Systems Through Positive Psychology 695Sandra G. Resnick and Meaghan A. LeddyPart X Public Policy and Systems for Resilience and Social Planning41 Balancing Individuality and Community in Public Policy 713David G. Myers42 Happiness as a Priority in Public Policy 731Ruut Veenhoven43 Positive Social Planning 751Neil Thin44 Resilience Theory and the Practice of Positive Psychology From Individuals to Societies 773Tuppett M. Yates, Fanita A. Tyrell, and Ann S. MastenPart XI Signposts for the Practice of Positive Psychology45 The Role of Embodiment in Optimal Functioning 791Kate Hefferon46 The Uneasy—and Necessary—Role of the Negative in Positive Psychology 807Brian G. Pauwels47 The Future of Positive Psychology in Practice 823Stephen JosephAbout the Editor 829Contributors 831Author Index 835Subject Index 859