Positive psychology, the pursuit of understanding optimal humanfunctioning, is reshaping the scholarly and public views of how wesee the science of psychology. The Encyclopedia of PositivePsychology provides a comprehensive and accessible summary ofthis growing area of scholarship and practice.
* 288 specially commissioned entries written by 150 leadinginternational researchers, educators, and practitioners in positivepsychology
* covers topics of interest across all social sciences as well asbusiness and industry
* the most current, extensive, and accessible treatment of thesubject available
* topical primer clarifies basic constructs and processesassociated with positive psychology
* will be useful to students, teachers, practitioners,businesspeople, and policy makers

Shane J. Lopez is the Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute, as well as a Gallup senior scientist. He is co-editor on the Handbook of Positive Psychology (2002) and Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures (2003), and co-author of Positive Psychology (2007), all with Rick Snyder.