This essential guide consists of three overall components: a succinct but informative guide to positive psychology; a range of practical activities to be completed with children, adolescents and groups; and, handouts for parents, carers and/or young people. The book is easy-to-read yet makes close reference to existing evidence and covers a broad range of topics in an efficient manner. The authors make a clear distinction between a series of terms which may otherwise be easily confused by readers who are less familiar with positive psychology. This included distinctions between:

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对儿童和年轻人使用积极心理学的基本指南

本基本指南由三个整体组成部分组成： 简洁但内容丰富的积极心理学指南；与儿童、青少年和团体一起完成的一系列实践活动；以及给父母、照顾者和/或年轻人的讲义。这本书通俗易懂，但密切参考了现有证据，并以有效的方式涵盖了广泛的主题。作者对一系列术语进行了明确区分，否则不太熟悉积极心理学的读者很容易混淆这些术语。这包括以下各项之间的区别：