Positive Psychology: Advances in Understanding Adult Motivation

ISBN-13: 9781461472810 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 353 str.

Jan D. Sinnott

Opis

Positive Psychology and Adult Motivation examines the cognitions, traits, and contexts of behavior that are associated with optimal development and resilience through the entire life course. The book investigates the personal psychological development through the stages of emerging adulthood, full adulthood, middle age, and old age as individuals and how they respond positively to them. It explores which traits are needed and which aspects of the environment help a person to truly flourish, thrive and grow. The volume describes the development of resilience as well as other characteristics that will assist individuals in overcoming challenges through adult development.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This substantial and informative volume, edited by Jan Sinnott, is best suited to academics, practitioners, and others familiar with research in the field and related areas. It consists of 19 chapters divided into four parts: Positive Subjective Experiences, Positive Personality Traits, Positive Environments, and Learning to Thrive During Adulthood. The contributing authors examine many of positive psychology's current foci, including optimal development, flourishing, and resilience throughout the stages of life." (Debbie Joffe Ellis, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 59 (14), April, 2014)

"It's a useful first and second look at Positive Psychology. Not light reading, but clearly useful for those interested in positive psychology. ... I found it an exciting addition to my bookshelf and definitely one I will share with my psychology students." (CouragePsyc, couragepsyc.blogspot.com.au, March, 2014)

Spis treści

 

Introduction.    by Jan D. Sinnott

Chapter 1.       Calling in Child Rearing – Promoting Meaningful, Purposeful Living in Family Life by Justin Coulson, Gerard Stoyles, and Lindsay Oades

Part I               Positive Subjective Experiences

Chapter 2.       Mental Health and Illness in Relation to Physical Health Across the Lifespan by Sanne M. A. Lamers, Gerben J. Westerhof, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer and Corey L. M. Keyes

Chapter 3.       Flow Theory and the Paradox of Happiness by Bryan  Moore

Chapter 4.       Finding Flow: The History and Future of a Positive Psychology Concept by Grant J. Rich

Chapter 5.       Identity, Wisdom, and Critical Life Events in Younger Adulthood by Jeffrey Dean Webster

Chapter 6.       Amusing Ourselves to Health: A Selected Review of Lab Findings by Evangeline A. Wheeler

Part II              Positive Personality Traits

Chapter 7.       Rediscovering Internal Strengths of the Aged: The Beneficial Impact of Wisdom, Mastery, Purpose in Life, and Spirituality on Aging Well by Monika Ardelt, Scott D. Landes, Kathryn R. Gerlach, and Leah Polkowski Fox

Chapter 8.       The Black Survivors: The Courage, Strength, Creativity and Resilience in the Cultural Traditions of Black Caribbean Immigrants by Leonie J. Brooks

Chapter 9.       The Role of Motivation in Adults’ Reading Comprehension: A Lifespan View by Kelly Branam Cartwright

Chapter 10.     Martial Arts as a Pathway to Flourishing by Charles H. Hackney

Part III             Positive Environments

Chapter 11.     Creating a More Ethical Workplace by Larry Froman

Chapter 12.     A Seminar in Positive Psychology by Sanford Lopater

Chapter 13.     The Positive Psychology of Adult Generativity: Caring for the Next Generation and Constructing a Redemptive Life by Dan P. McAdams

Chapter 14.     The History and Future Directions of Positive Health Psychology by Christa K. Schmidt, Kathryn L. Ziemer, Sarah Piontkowski, and Trisha L. Raque-Bogdan

Part IV                        Learning to Thrive During Adulthood

Chapter 15.     The Influence of Erik Erikson on Positive Psychology Theory and Research by

Michelle D. Vaughan and Eric M. Rodriguez

 

Chapter 16.     Resilience and Multiple Stigmatized Identities: Lessons from Transgender Persons’ Reflections on Aging by Susan H. McFadden, Scott Frankowski, Heather Flick, and Tarynn M. Witten

Chapter 17.     Experiential Wisdom and Lifelong Learning by Kevin Rathunde

Chapter 18.     Stress-Related Growth in the Lives of Lesbian and Gay People of Faith by Eric M. Rodriguez and  Michelle D. Vaughan

 

Chapter 19.     Biological Complexity Meets Positive Psychology: What Does Complexity Theory Tell Us about Positive Psychology? by Tarynn M. Witten

O autorze

Jan D. Sinnott, PHD, is a Professor of Psychology at Towson University in Baltimore, MD. She specializes in Lifespan Positive Development and the applications of existential, transpersonal, mind-body and positive psychology.  After completing a Postdoc at the National Institute on Aging, she developed her theory of Complex Problem Solving in the second half of life, and has authored or co-authored over 100 scholarly and applied books and other publications. Her research team is currently studying Complex Problem Solving, Intelligence, and Satisfaction in Intimate Relationships.

Blurb

The study of Positive Psychology brings a much needed fresh emphasis to the study of the cognition, personality traits, and contexts of behavior that are associated with optimal development during the life course.  The field highlights the ways in which growth, hope, and resilience aid a person and motivate him or her in dealing with the inevitable challenges of life.

Positive Psychology: Advances in Understanding Adult Motivation examines the traits and contexts of behavior that are associated with optimal development and resilience over the life course. The volume investigates individual psychological development through the stages of emerging adulthood, full adulthood, middle age, and old age.  It explores which personality traits and which aspects of the environment help a person to flourish, thrive, and grow. Moreover, the volume describes the development of resilience as well as other characteristics that will assist individuals in overcoming challenges throughout adult development.

Accordingly, the chapters in this book each speak to one of the major portions of adult life that can be addressed in new ways by means of the relatively new discipline of Positive Psychology. The case studies are drawn from the entire field of Positive Psychology, from acceptance to teaching Positive Psychology, divided into four organizational and theoretical subsections about research and scholarship related to the creation or existence of:

                -positive subjective experiences;

                -positive personality traits;

                -positive environments; and

                -learning to thrive during adulthood.

 

This book will serve as an indispensable reference for both academics and practitioners who are using a positive psychology approach in their daily practice.