Is happiness the one thing you crave, more than anything else in the world? Would you love a life that is balanced and where you have all that is important to you? It's actually easier than you think! The greatest thing that any person can have is happiness. Forget vast wealth, a career that has reached the top or other material things. These are fleeting and worthless in the great scheme and only by being truly happy will you be completely fulfilled...

From theories of well-being to psychotherapy, this book takes a critical European perspective to positive psychology, encouraging the reader to engage with the question of 'What is positive psychology?' Accessible yet comprehensive, it is an ideal introduction to the subject for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

"When your dog growls and barks, you might assume that he's angry. But how do you know? You can't very well ask him. Even if you could, it's not at all clear that animals even have emotions like humans do. We still know very little about what emotions are and how they drive behavior. In fact, scientists haven't even been able to reach a consensus on how to study them. In The Nature of the Beast, neuroscientist David Anderson argues that the only way...