PSYCH 3BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Panic Disorder, Positive Psychology
4 Feb 2014
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What is right about people? : question at the heart of positive psychology, the scientific and applied approach to uncovering people"s strengths and promoting their positive functioning. A positive newspaper story by dr. snyder: philadelphia international airport flights were delayed and cancelled. Received only positive reactions in response to his article. People want to see and hear more about the good in others. Positive psychology seeks a balanced, more complete view of human functioning. Validating only the positive or negative aspects of the human experience is not productive. The key for future psychologists is finding a balance between the strengths and the weaknesses of individuals in assessment. Views of reality that include both the positive and the negative. Debate involves social constructions about the facts of positive vs. pathology. Reality resides in people"s perceptions of events and happenings in their world perspectives.
