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IMAGINE A SCIENCE that is as interested in health and well-being as disease and disorder. A science that strives to promote flourishing and fulfillment at each of the individual, group, and social levels. A science that studies what makes life worth living. A science that holds meaningful lessons for all who choose to consider it. A science that speaks to us personally, as practitioners, as much as it does to the people for whom we practice. This is the science of positive psychology in practice and the subject matter of this volume. Positive psychology is at the stage where solid theoretical foundations are being laid, experimental results are building, and attention is beginning to turn to the applications of this knowledge in real world contexts. However, there is no single resource to which psychologists may turn that provides them with a complete package of positive psychological theory, research, and application. This …