Positive psychology
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| - | '''Mental health''' is a term used to describe either a level of [[cognition|cognitive]] or [[emotion]]al [[Quality of life|well-being]] or an absence of a [[mental disorder]]. From perspectives of the discipline of [[positive psychology]] or [[holism]] mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve [[psychological resilience]]. | + | '''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 that achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build [[thriving]] in individuals, families, and communities." |
| - | The [[World Health Organization]] defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. It was previously stated that there was no one "official" definition of mental health. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how "mental health" is defined. | + | ==See also== |
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| + | * [[Happiness]] | ||
| + | * [[Emotional intelligence]] | ||
| + | * [[Eudaimonia]] | ||
| + | * [[Gross national happiness]] | ||
| + | * [[Happiness economics]] | ||
| + | * [[Meaning of life]] | ||
| + | * [[Psychological resilience]] | ||
| + | * [[Positive education]] | ||
| + | * [[Positive Psychology in the Workplace]] | ||
| + | * [[Reverence (emotion)]] | ||
| + | * [[Theory of humor]] | ||
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| + | ===Precursors to positive psychology=== | ||
| + | * [[Humanistic psychology]] | ||
| + | * [[Maslow's hierarchy of needs]] | ||
| + | * Needs and Motives [[Henry Murray]] | ||
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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 that achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving in individuals, families, and communities."
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See also
- Happiness
- Emotional intelligence
- Eudaimonia
- Gross national happiness
- Happiness economics
- Meaning of life
- Psychological resilience
- Positive education
- Positive Psychology in the Workplace
- Reverence (emotion)
- Theory of humor
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Precursors to positive psychology
- Humanistic psychology
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- Needs and Motives Henry Murray
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