Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Guided Tour

Introduction to Positive Psychology
Understanding Emotions
Happiness and Subjective Wellbeing across Nations
Eudaimonic Wellbeing
Optimism, Explanatory Style and Hope
Resilience, Post-traumatic Growth and Positive Ageing
Values, Motivation and Goal Theories
Positive Psychological Interventions
The Body in Positive Psychology
Applying Positive Psychology
Summing Up Positive Psychology

References
Index

About the Author

Kate Hefferon is a lecturer on the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of East London, UK. Her interests lie within the areas of post-traumatic growth, physical activity, health and well-being.

Ilona Boniwell is one of the most prominent positive psychology academics in Europe. Having founded the first Masters in Applied Positive Psychology in Europe at UEL, she now teaches at l’Ecole Centrale Paris, and consults businesses and educational institutions around the globe as Director of Positran. She is also assisting the Government of Bhutan in developing a framework for happiness-based public policy, at the request of the UN. Her bestselling book, Positive Psychology in a Nutshell, has been translated into many languages.