Aleksandra Kostic – författare

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Bringing together today’s most prominent positive psychology researchers to discuss current themes and issues in the fieldPositive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths, rather than the weaknesses, in human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For much of its history, psychology has focused on the negative, completely overlooking the positive attributes that allow individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology is a collection of essays that together constitutes a much-needed theoretical rationale and critical assessment of the field. This book reassesses what we already know and provides directions for the future. Contributors are leading international authors, including Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert Sternberg, Vittorio Caprara, C. Daniel Batson, and Illona Boniwell, among others. These luminaries write in a way that is rigorous enough for academic use but accessible to professionals, policymakers, and lay audiences as well.The content of Positive Psychology include both theoretical applied contributions focusing on a range of areas including altruism, positive creativity, science of well-being, forgiveness, coaching for leadership, cyberpsychology, intelligence, responding to catastrophes like COVID-19, time perspective, physiological and epigenetic, youth civic engagement, ups and downs of love, flow and good life, global perspectives on positive psychology, self and collective efficacy, positive psychology interventions and positive orientation. The book is pitched to senior undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers and provides insights and perspectives into neglected and unresolved questions.Brings together the latest viewpoints and research findings on positive psychology, from the leading thinkers in the fieldOffers both theoretical and applied insights, for a well-rounded reference on this new and fast growing fieldContains contributions from well known authors like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert Sternberg, and Vittorio CapraraAppeals to academic, professional, and lay audiences with an interest in acquiring a profound knowledge of positive psychologyNo other book currently on the market addresses such a breadth of issues in positive psychology. Positive Psychology represents a significant theoretical boost to this exciting field.

The interdisciplinary nature of this project makes it of interest to a wide cross-section of academics and practitioners including psychologist, social workers, criminologists and anyone who has or wishes to adopted time perspective theorization to assist them in their understanding.

The interdisciplinary nature of this project makes it of interest to a wide cross-section of academics and practitioners including psychologist, social workers, criminologists and anyone who has or wishes to adopted time perspective theorization to assist them in their understanding.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the social psychology of nonverbal communication. Together, the authors present diverse, cutting-edge research on nonverbal social intelligence as an adaptive strategy for survival and success.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the social psychology of nonverbal communication. Together, the authors present diverse, cutting-edge research on nonverbal social intelligence as an adaptive strategy for survival and success.

The book points out how decoding (interpreting) nonverbal signals is a major key to success, because often what people say wholly belies how they feel—nonverbal signals reveal their true feelings rather than what they want other people to think their feelings are.

The book points out how decoding (interpreting) nonverbal signals is a major key to success, because often what people say wholly belies how they feel—nonverbal signals reveal their true feelings rather than what they want other people to think their feelings are.

This book explores a number of important themes within body language discourse. The authors work to determine various potentials of body language, and assess some areas of body language and role of body language in everyday life.