Name: Optimal Experience: Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness
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Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
ISBN: 9780521438094

portada Optimal Experience: Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness

Type

Physical Book

Illustrated by

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Author

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Year

1992

Language

English

Pages

432

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.8 x 15.9 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.64 kg.

ISBN

0521438098

ISBN13

9780521438094

Synopsis "Optimal Experience: Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness"

What constitutes enjoyment of life? Optimal Experience: Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness offers a comprehensive survey of theoretical and empirical investigations of the "flow" experience, a desirable or optimal state of consciousness that enhances a person's psychic state. "Flow" can be said to occur when people are able to meet the challenges of their environment with appropriate skills, and accordingly feel a sense of well-being, a sense of mastery, and a heightened sense of self-esteem. The authors show the diverse contexts and circumstances in which flow is reported in different cultures (e.g. Japan, Korea, Australia, Italy), and describe its positive emotional impacts. They reflect on the concept of flow vis-à-vis modern social structures, historical phenomena, and evolutionary biocultural selection. The ways in which the ability to experience flow affects work satisfaction, academic success, and the overall quality of life are suggested; and the childrearing practices that result in the ability to derive enjoyment from life, considered.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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(1934 - 2021) Psicólogo húngaro-americano. Es conocido por su investigación pionera en el campo de la psicología positiva, donde ha desarrollado conceptos clave relacionados con la experiencia óptima y la motivación; su tema de reflexión preferido fue el significado de la felicidad. Fue profesor de psicología en la Universidad de Claremont (California), jefe del departamento de psicología en la Universidad de Chicago y del departamento de sociología y antropología en la Universidad Lake Forest. Es uno de los psicólogos más citados en la actualidad en campos relacionados con la psicología, la educación, el liderazgo y la creatividad.

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