Experiential Processing and the Integration of Bright and Dark Sides of the Human Psyche

Designing Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Brown, Kirk Warren ^a   Holt, Melissa ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive experience; Emotional experience; Mental states; Positive psychology; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921259710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373585.003.0010     Document Type: Chapter

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