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What does positive psychology primarily focus on?
What does positive psychology primarily focus on?
- Negative traits and positive institutions
- Positive experiences, states, traits, and institutions (correct)
- Positive experiences and negative institutions
- Negative experiences and states
According to Martin Seligman, what are the main components of the positive psychology movement?
According to Martin Seligman, what are the main components of the positive psychology movement?
- The struggling life, the normal life, and the great life
- The negative life, the average life, and the positive life
- The happy life, the sad life, and the content life
- The pleasant life, the engaged life, and the meaningful life (correct)
How does positive psychology differ from traditional psychology?
How does positive psychology differ from traditional psychology?
- Primarily studies negative emotions
- Primarily studies average people
- Focuses on strengths instead of weaknesses (correct)
- Focuses on weaknesses instead of strengths
What does Hugo Albers define positive psychology as?
What does Hugo Albers define positive psychology as?
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According to Peterson (2008), what is the main focus of positive psychology?
According to Peterson (2008), what is the main focus of positive psychology?
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Positive Psychology
- Primarily focuses on promoting mental well-being and happiness, rather than just treating mental illness.
- According to Martin Seligman, the main components of the positive psychology movement are:
- Positive emotions
- Strengths and positive traits
- Positive relationships
- Meaning and purpose
- Positive accomplishments and achievements
- Differs from traditional psychology in that it focuses on building strengths and promoting positive emotions, rather than solely treating negative symptoms and pathology.
- Hugo Albers defines positive psychology as the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.
- According to Peterson (2008), the main focus of positive psychology is on cultivating positive emotions, strengths, and positive relationships to enhance well-being and happiness.
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