PSY336H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Positive Psychology, Epiphenomenon
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Seligman, tracy a. steen, nansook park, and christopher peterson- Positive psychology: the study of positive emotion, positive character, and positive institutions. Study under what conditions positive emotions, positive character, and the institutions that enable them flourish. Findings from positive psychology are intended to supplement what is known about human suffering, weakness, and disorder. Character strengths and virtues: a handbook and classification (csv; peter- son & seligman, 2004). Intend it to do for psychological well-being what the diagnostic and. Csv describes and classifies strengths and virtues that enable human thriving. General scheme of the csv relies on six overarching virtues that almost every culture across the world endorses: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Csv describes what is known and what is not known about each of the included strengths. Remarkable similarity in the relative endorsement of the 24 character strengths by adults around the world. Heart strengths foreshadow subsequent life satisfaction: zest, gratitude, hope, and love.
