positive psychology
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Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that scientifically studies human strengths, well-being, and optimal functioning to understand and promote what makes life most worth living.
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| PERMA model | 1 |
| authentic happiness theory | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic discipline
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branch of psychology ⓘ research field ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance life satisfaction
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promote human flourishing ⓘ understand what makes life worth living ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
clinical psychology
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coaching ⓘ education ⓘ organizational settings ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christopher Peterson
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Ed Diener ⓘ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ⓘ Sonja Lyubomirsky ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
deficit-based models of mental health
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pathology-focused psychology ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
building positive experiences
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cultivating virtues ⓘ evidence-based interventions ⓘ strengths-based approaches ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
human strengths
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optimal human functioning ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
positive education
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positive organizational scholarship ⓘ positive psychotherapy ⓘ |
| includesModel |
positive psychology
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
PERMA model
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| popularizedBy | Martin Seligman ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
health psychology
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humanistic psychology ⓘ well-being science ⓘ |
| studies |
character strengths
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engagement ⓘ flow ⓘ gratitude ⓘ happiness ⓘ hope ⓘ life satisfaction ⓘ meaning in life ⓘ optimism ⓘ positive emotions ⓘ positive institutions ⓘ positive traits ⓘ post-traumatic growth ⓘ resilience ⓘ subjective well-being ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
empirical research
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scientific method ⓘ |
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PERMA model
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authentic happiness theory