Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology was Developed by: Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm, Don Clifton, Albert Bandura, Martin Seligman, Ed Diener, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, C.R. Snyder, Christopher Peterson, Shelley Taylor, Barbara Fredrickson, Michael Argyle, Daniel Gilbert, Martin Seligman

Overview of Positive Psychology: "Positive Psychology is a new branch of psychology which focuses on the empirical study of such things as positive emotions, strengths-based character, and healthy institutions." ~Excerpt from Authentic Happiness at Univ of Penn

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First World Congress on Positive Psychology Descends on Philadelphia

A GoodTherapy.org News Summary In the mental health professions, scores of conventions and symposiums take place each year, in fields from psychology to psychiatry, social work to school counseling, and everything in between. Events take place within the contexts of academia, as well as the professional world. The annual meeting and convention circuit has been taking on more new causes for congregating lately, though, and the First World Congress on Positive Psychology is a great example of the ... Read the rest of this entry »

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Positive Psychology: Dismissing the Dark Side?

Positive psychology has been gaining quite a bit of momentum over the past decade or so, with more mental health professionals tuning into its tenets, and several international events cropping up to help grow the field. There's little doubt that the area has vast potential to teach both professionals and their clients much in terms of a different approach to life, but there is also some contention over whether positive psychology is too dismissive of what some would term the “dark side.” As with many things in life, positive psychology ... Read the rest of this entry »

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Positive Psychology Meets the iPod

For many mental health professionals, it may have seemed simply a matter of time before the iPod was able to absorb some component of positive psychology and offer its customers a way to quickly pick up a brighter outlook. Well, the day has come; there isn't an iTherapist quite yet, but a new application developed specifically for the platform focuses on positive psychology proponent Sonja Lyubomirsky's steps to bring a better perspective into everyday activities. The application, which is less of a commercial effort than it is a creative way ... Read the rest of this entry »

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Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology Article Summaries

First World Congress on Positive Psychology Descends on Philadelphia

Positive Psychology: Dismissing the Dark Side?

Positive Psychology Meets the iPod

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