Pursuing the Good Life: 100 Reflections on Positive Psychology

by Christopher Peterson

Book Overview

When we think of psychology, we think of a field dedicated to understanding and curing the dark side of life--addictions, phobias, compulsions, anxieties, and on and on. But there is a field of psychology that looks at the bright side, that considers seriously these questions: What makes life most worth living? And how can we pursue a good life? That field is called, not surprisingly, positive psychology.

In Pursuing the Good Life, one of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199916357
• ISBN13: 9780199916351
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 7.1"