Bøger af Christopher (Professor of Psychology Peterson

A report from a group of researchers in the Values in Action Classification Project, this is a handbook of human strengths and virtues. Addressing issues of assessment and measurement, and directions for future research, it is aimed at a pscyhologist who is interested in positive psychology and its relevance to clinical, and social psychology.

What makes life most worth living? In Pursuing the Good Life, Christopher Peterson, one of the founders and leaders of positive psychology, compiles for the first time a collection of his reflections on what positive psychologists have learned about the good life, with meditations on how to engage in it. With the humor and wisdom that have made him an award-winning teacher, Peterson explores a range of concerns on the groundswell of positive psychology andthe lessons it embraces. There is no one correct form of the good life, but the masterful insight collected here offers the mindfulness to chase it.

Provides students with an introduction to an important area of psychology. This book is grounded in scientific research and covers major topics of concern to the field: positive experiences such as pleasure and flow; positive traits such as character strengths, values, and talents; and the social institutions.