May 30, 2010 | In: positive psychology
What is Positive Psychology?
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.“As a main effect, psychologists will learn how to build the qualities that help individuals and communities, not just to endure and survive, but also to flourish.” Positive psychologists seek “to find and nurture genius and talent”, and “to make normal life more fulfilling”,not simply to treat mental illness. 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.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology
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