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  • Psychology of Hope

    You Can Get Here from There

    by C.R. Snyder ...
    Why do some people lead positive, hope-filled lives, while others wallow in pessimism? In The Psychology of Hope, a professor of psychology reveals the specific character traits that produce highly hopeful individuals. He offers a test to measure one's level of optimism and gives specific advice on how to become a more hopeful person. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Coping

    The Psychology of What Works

    by C. R. Snyder ...
    Most people take the process of coping for granted as they go about their daily activities. In many ways, coping is like breathing, an automatic process requiring no apparent effort. However, when people face truly threatening events--what psychologists call stressors--they become acutely aware of the coping process and respond by consciously applying their day-to-day coping skills. Coping is a ... Read more

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  • Uniqueness

    The Human Pursuit of Difference

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    My Red Shirt and Me The red shirt incident begins with a rather ordinary red shirt. Not a brightly colored red shirt, not a dramatic cherry or firehouse red, more like a faded burgundy. But, for several days, my very iden tity was bound up in its redness. It was me, and I wore it with the pride a matador takes in his splendid cape, a hero in his medals of bravery, or a nun in her religious habit. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Self-Handicapping

    The Paradox That Isn’t

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    The concept of self-handicapping can be legitimately anchored in a vari ety of intellectual contexts, some old and some newer. As this volume reminds us, Alfred Adler was perhaps the first to articulate the signifi cance of various self-defeating claims and gestures for protecting the self concept. Thus the apparent paradox of "defeat" in the interests of "pro tection. " More recently (but still ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Social Cognitive Psychology

    History and Current Domains

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    A pragmatic social cognitive psychology covers a lot of territory, mostly in personality and social psychology but also in clinical, counseling, and school psychologies. It spans a topic construed as an experimental study of mechanisms by its natural science wing and as a study of cultural interactions by its social science wing. To learn about it, one should visit laboratories, field study ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Coping with Stress

    Effective People and Processes

    Edited by C. R. Snyder ...
    This is a companion volume to Coping: The Psychology of What Works, which is also edited by Snyder. This second book includes chapters by some of the most well known clinical and health psychologists and covers some of the newest and most provocative topics currently under study in the area of coping. The contributors address the key questions in this literature: Why do some of us learn from ... Read more

    $71.09 USD

  • Handbook of Positive Psychology

    Edited by C. R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez ...
    Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement to abandon the exclusive focus on the negative. Psychologists from several subdisciplines are now ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology

    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology is the seminal reference in the field of positive psychology, which continues to transcend the boundaries of academia to capture the imagination of the general public. Almost 20 years after the first publication of this groundbreaking reference, this new third edition showcases how positive psychology is thriving in diverse contexts and fields of ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology

    Edited by Shane J. Lopez, C. R. Snyder ...
    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology is the seminal reference in the field of positive psychology, which in recent years has transcended academia to capture the imagination of the general public. The handbook provides a roadmap for the psychology needed by the majority of the population -- those who don't need treatment but want to achieve the lives to which they aspire. These 65 chapters ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

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    Kristin Neff, Ph.D., says that it’s time to “stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind.” Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life through the power of self-compassion.More and more, ... Read more

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  • Quiet

    The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

    by Susan Cain ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Experience the book that started the Quiet Movement and revolutionized how the world sees introverts—and how introverts see themselves—by offering validation, inclusion, and inspiration“Superbly researched, deeply insightful, and a fascinating read, Quiet is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand the gifts of the introverted half of the ... Read more

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  • Fighters, Girls and Other Identities

    Sociolinguistics in a Martial Arts Club

    Series Book 5 - Encounters
    This book examines how young people at a martial arts club in an urban setting participate and interact in a recreational social community. The author relates analyses of their interactions to discussions of relevance to the sociology of sports, anthropology and education, ultimately providing an analytically nuanced contribution to the study of contemporary sociolinguistic processes and identity ... Read more

    $23.79 USD