Positive psychology
Positive psychology is "the scientific study of what makes life most worth living", [1] or "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life". [2] Positive psychology is concerned with eudaimonia , "the good life", reflection about what holds the greatest value in life – the factors that contribute the most to a well-lived and fulfilling life.
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Positive psychology is "the scientific study of what makes life most worth living", [1] or "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life". [2] Positive psychology is concerned with eudaimonia , "the good life", reflection about what holds the greatest value in life – the factors that contribute the most to a well-lived and fulfilling life. |
| 2017 |
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Positive psychology is "the scientific study of what makes life most worth living", [1] or "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life". [2] Positive psychology is concerned with eudaimonia , "the good life", reflection about what holds the greatest value in life – the factors that contribute the most to a well-lived and fulfilling life. |
| 2016 |
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Positive psychology is the branch of psychology that uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a satisfactory life, [1] [2] [3] rather than treating mental illness . The focus of positive psychology is on personal growth rather than on pathology , as is common among other frameworks within the field of psychology. |
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| 2015 |
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Positive psychology is the branch of psychology that uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a satisfactory life, [1] [2] [3] rather than treating mental illness . The focus of positive psychology is on personal growth rather than on pathology , as is common among other frameworks within the field of psychology. |
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| 2014 |
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Positive psychology is the branch of psychology that uses scientific understanding and effective intervention to aid in the achievement of a satisfactory life, [1] [2] [3] rather than merely treating mental illness . |
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| 2013 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was summed up in 1998 by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi : "We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise, which achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving individuals, families, and communities." [1] Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent" and "to make normal life more fulfilling", [2] rather than merely treating mental illness . Positive psychology is primarily concerned with using the psychological theory, research and intervention techniques to understand the positive, adaptive, creative and emotionally fulfilling aspects of human behavior. [3] |
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| 2012 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was summed up in 1998 by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi : "We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise, which achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving individuals, families, and communities." [1] Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent", and "to make normal life more fulfilling", [2] rather than merely treating mental illness . |
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| 2011 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was summed up in 1998 by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi : "We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise, which achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving in individuals, families, and communities." [1] Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent", and "to make normal life more fulfilling", [2] not simply to treat mental illness . The field is intended to complement, not to replace traditional psychology. It does not seek to deny the importance of studying how things go wrong, but rather to emphasize the importance of using the scientific method to determine how things go right. Researchers in the field analyze things like states of pleasure or flow , values, strengths, virtues, talents, as well the ways that they can be promoted by social systems and institutions. [3] |
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| 2010 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was summed up in 2000 by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi : "We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise that achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving in individuals, families, and communities." [1] Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent", and "to make normal life more fulfilling", [2] not simply to treat mental illness . The emerging field of Positive Psychology is intended to complement, not to replace traditional psychology. By scientifically studying what has gone right, rather than wrong in both individuals and societies, Positive Psychology hopes to achieve a renaissance of sorts. This approach has created a lot of interest around the subject, and around 2002, college courses on positive psychology taught by Martin Seligman, Michael Frisch, and others arrived. Little attention was given by the general public until 2006 when using the same framework, a course at Harvard University became particularly popular. [3] |
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| 2009 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology that "studies the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive". [1] Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent", and "to make normal life more fulfilling", [1] not simply to treat mental illness . [1] This approach has created a lot of interest around the subject, and in 2006 a course at Harvard University entitled "Positive Psychology" became the most popular course that semester. [2] |
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| 2008 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology that "studies the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive". [1] Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent", and "to make normal life more fulfilling", [1] not to cure mental illness . [1] |
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| 2007 |
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Positive psychology is a recent branch of scientific psychology that "studies the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive." [1] People have been discussing the question of human happiness since at least Ancient Greece . [2] |
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| 2006 |
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Positive psychology is the scientific study of optimal human functioning. The history of psychology as a science shows that the field has been primarily dedicated to addressing mental illness rather than mental wellness. Its research programs and application models have dealt mainly with how people are impaired rather than how they thrive. The need to correct this bias was anticipated in psychological writings as early as those of the American psychologist and philosopher William James . In his 1902 book, The Varieties of Religious Experience , James argues that happiness is a chief concern of human life and those who pursue it should be regarded as " healthy-minded ." Several humanistic psychologists—such as Abraham Maslow , Carl Rogers , and Erich Fromm —developed successful theories and practices that involved human happiness despite there being a lack of solid empirical evidence behind their work. However, it is the pioneering research of Don Clifton, Albert Bandura , Martin Seligman , Ed Diener, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , C.R. Snyder, Christopher Peterson, Shelley Taylor, Barbara Fredrickson , and many others that promises to put the study of optimal human functioning onto a firm scientific foundation and add some positivity to the predominantly negative discipline of psychology. |
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| 2005 |
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Positive psychology is a term coined by Abraham Maslow and adopted by psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman , and a movement in psychology which emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them. |
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| 2004 |
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A term coined by psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman , and a movement in psychology which emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them. |
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| 2003 |
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A term coined by psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman , and a movement in psychology which emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them. |