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A PRIMER IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Christopher Peterson
Oxford University Press, 2006
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - The content examination will allow the reader to:
• Learn about a comprehensive overview of positive psychology
• Learn about positive experiences such as pleasure and flow
• Learn about positive traits such as character strengths, values, and talents
• Examine the scientific study of life, from birth through the continuum to death
• See clients in a new way which will enhance psychological growth
• Focus on the client’s potential rather than the obvious difficulties
• Learn what the investigation of the “three good things” exercise revealed
• Learn the traits that people with positive affectivity possess
• Learn about the Pollyanna Principle
• Learn the common traits displayed by Americans after studies post 9/11
Christopher Peterson is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. He is a member of the Positive Psychology Steering Committee, a consulting editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology, and a Templeton Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, Positive Psychology Center.
11 CE credits; 400 pages
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