Psychological and Relational Resources in the Experience of Disability and Caregiving

Positive Psychology in Practice: Promoting Human Flourishing in Work, Health, Education, and Everyday Life: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 613-634

  Fave, Antonella Delle ^a   Fianco, Andrea ^a   Sartori, Raffaela D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Classification of Functioning model; Disability; Optimal experience; Positive psychology; Resilience; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012043241     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118996874.ch36     Document Type: Chapter

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