Happiness

Ed Diener 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2011년 09월 07일 출간

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Utilizing sophisticated methodology and three decades of research by the world's leading expert on happiness, Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. shares the results of three decades of research on our notions of happinesscovers the most important advances in our understanding of happinessoffers readers unparalleled access to the world's leading experts on happinessprovides quot;real worldquot; examples that will resonate with general readers as well as scholarsWinner of the 2008 PSP Prose Award for Excellence in Psychology, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers

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Foreword by Carol Diener.Part 1: Understanding true wealth.1. Psychological Wealth: The Balanced Portfolio.2. Two Principles of Psychological Wealth.Part 2: Happy people function better.3. Health and Happiness.4. Happiness and Social Relationships: &~ You Can&-t Do Without Them.5. Happiness at Work: It Pays to be Happy.Part 3: Causes of happiness and genuine wealth.6. Can Money Buy Happiness?7. Religion, Spirituality, and Happiness.8. The Happiest Places on Earth: Culture and Well-being.9. Nature and Nurture&-Is There a Happiness Set-Point, and Can You Change It?10. Our Crystal Balls: Happiness Forecasting.11. Taking AIM: Attention, Interpretation, and Memory.Part 4: Putting it all together.12. Yes, You Can Be Too Happy.13. Living Happily Ever After.14. Measuring Your Psychological Wealth.Epilogue: About the Science of Happiness.Further Reading.References.

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&"Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. It shares the results of three decades of research on happiness, and covers the most important advances in our understanding of happiness.&" (Adolescence, April 2009)&"Happiness is a process, not a place. That's one of the key concepts that leaps from Happiness: Unlocking The Mysteries Of Psychological Wealth by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas- Diener.&" (Diana's Blog: Quirky Words and Book)&"Happiness challenges the present thinking af the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. It shares the results of three decades of research on happiness, and covers the most important advances in our understanding of happiness. It also offers readers access to the world's leading experts on happiness, and provides 'real world' examples that will resonate with general readers as well as scholars.&" (Family Therapy)&"In their sweeping new book Diener and his son, Robert Biswas-Diener, distill the results of worldwide research into happiness and come up with an explanation, a recipe, for a sustained state of good feeling, psychological wealth, as they call it.&" (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 2008)&"The authors write in a that is clear and accessible to a general audience; furthermore, they frequently infuse humor into their work. I certainly respect Diener and Biswas-Diener as well as admire the amount effort they have each put into their life's work.&" (Metapsychology, November 2008)"Pioneering researchers Professor Ed and his son Robert Biswas-Diener explain ... why most things we've been told are wrong." (Psychologies, November 2008)&"Ed Diener [says], 'Happiness is not a set of desirable life circumstances. It's a way of traveling.' Diener's new book, writt

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Ed Diener. Ph.D., is the Joseph R. Smiley Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also a senior scientist for the Gallup Organization.Robert Biswas-Diener, Program Director at the Center for Applied Positive Psychology (UK) and part-time lecturer at Portland State University, lives in Milwaukie, Oregon. He is known as the "Indiana Jones of positive psychology" for his research on subjective well-being in remote cultures around the world.