What Is Positive Psychology? A Starting Point
Positive psychology uses science to uncover, understand, and share what allows individuals and communities to thrive – or flourish (Boniwell & Tunariu, 2019; Seligman, 2011).
In doing so, it attempts to answer several key questions, including: What is the good life? And, what makes life worth living?
Positive psychology does not suggest that we should dismiss the rest of psychology or that therapists should ignore the very real problems people face (Snyder, 2021).
Here, we bring together many of our most popular articles, exploring this exciting and rapidly developing area of research and its application to human wellbeing.
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