Comments on: What is Positive Psychology?

By: Mike Butler

Mike Butler — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:54:55 +0000

Greetings all,

I was glad to have stumbled upon this site. I am developing research in a few areas and would invite any input about existing articles or your ideas on things to look at. My areas of interest are:

1)Positive Psychology and Community Service (as related to benefits of community service to the individual, as well as aspects related to community service organizations)
2)Positive Psychology and Shift Work
3)Effects of Group and Individual Laughter on Various Measures of Happiness.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Mike

By: Aaron Agassi

Aaron Agassi — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:54:55 +0000

No, as I understand it, the other two missions of psychology besides “curing mental illness, making the lives of all people more productive and fulfilling, and identifying and nurturing high talent” did not simply “fall away” but where actively repressed.

And alas, I am not all that impressed with the state of Positive Psychology to reclaim those missions. Indeed, my one real interest therein, is in further development from the so called Happiness Formula.

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