Positive Psychology: Established and Emerging Issues

This volume is a comprehensive review of theoretical and empirical contributions to positive psychology. It provides a scientific understanding of how human strengths help people psychologically and physically, showing how stressful circumstances do not inexorably lead to negative prognoses. It examines how individuals confront challenges, appreciate others, and regard daily experiences as meaningful. Many of the chapters also challenge the negative, disease-model approach that dominates much of the research concerning health and well-being. Chapters also address applications and future directions for the field. The broad scope makes it a key resource for undergraduates, graduates, researchers, and practitioners in social, clinical, and positive psychology.

About the Author

Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology at Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His research interests include the social psychology of disability and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He is the author of over 150 articles, chapters, and book reviews, and author or editor of over 30 books.