Positive psychology
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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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