Positive psychotherapy and social change

Positive Psychology as Social Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 267-291

  Delle Fave, Antonella ^a   Fava, Giovanni A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; Optimal functioning; Positive mental health; Well being therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892322302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9938-9_15     Document Type: Chapter

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