Positive psychology (Topical Term)
- Broader heading: Psychology
Work cat.: 2004043375: Positive psychology in practice, c2004.
Wikipedia WWW site, Feb. 23, 2004: Positive psychology page ("Positive psychology: A term coined by psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman, and a movement in psychology which emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them.")
Association for Humanistic Psychology, Feb. 23, 2004: Humanistic Psychology & Positive Psychology page ("Martin Seligman...called for psychology to abandon its preoccupation with dysfunctional behavior and become a proactive, research-based advocate for the good society and the good life. The January 2000 issue of the American Psychologist...focuses on positive psychology.")
Corsini dict. psych.