Genetics of Psychological Well-Being The Role of Heritability and Genes in Positive Psychology

by Pluess, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780199686674
• ISBN10: 019968667X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-08-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Michael Pluess, Associate Professor in Psychology, Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London

Michael Pluess, PhD, is an Associate Professor of developmental psychology at the Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom. Initially trained in chemistry and music he spent several years working in the lab and on stage before pursuing his interests in psychology. In his research Dr Pluess combines the disciplines of psychology and molecular genetics in order to investigate how environmental and genetic factors influence each other in shaping psychological development across the life course. Dr Pluess' research has been published in the leading journals of the field.

Table of Contents

BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Human Flourishing and Salutogenetics, Corey Keyes
2. The Genetic and Epigenetic Essentials of Modern Humans, Robert A. Philibert & Steven R. H. Beach
3. Behaviour Genetics: Introduction to Methodology, Susan C. South & Amber Jarnecke
4. Evolution and Well-Being, Bjorn Grinde
BEHAVIOURAL GENETICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
5. The Heritability of Subjective Well-Being: Review and Meta-Analysis, Ragnhild Nes & Espen Roysamb
6. The Inheritance and Development of Positive Affect and Emotionality, C. Robert Cloninger & Danilo Garcia
7. Virtue, Values, Genes and Psychological Well-Being, Richard Ebstein, Rachel Bachner-Melman, Yunfeng Lu, Soo Hong Chew, & Qiang Shen
8. The Heritability of Optimism, Spiritualty, and Meaning in Life, Elaine Fox & Charlotte Booth
9. The Genetics and Evolution of 'Covitality', Alexander Weiss & Michelle Luciano
MOLECULAR GENETICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
10. The Molecular Genetics of Subjective Well-Being, Meike Bartels & Bart M. L. Baselmans
11. The Molecular Genetics of Resilience, Sierra Clifford & Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant
12. Vantage Sensitivity: Genetic Susceptibility to Effects of Positive Experiences, Michael Pluess & Jay Belsky
13. Epigenetics and Well-Being: Optimal Adaptation to the Environment, Moshe Szyf & Michael Pluess
14. Imaging Genetics of Positive Psychology, Adam Anderson & Hans Melo
APPLICATION AND IMPLICATION
15. Genes, Environment and Psychological Well-Being, Michael Pluess & Michael Meaney
16. Genetics of Psychological Well-Being: Current State and Future Directions, Michael Pluess