Transcription of Positive Psychology Progress - Michael Murphy …
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Positive Psychology ProgressEmpirical Validation of InterventionsMartin E. P. Seligman and Tracy A. SteenUniversity of PennsylvaniaNansook ParkUniversity of Rhode IslandChristopher PetersonUniversity of MichiganPositive Psychology has flourished in the last 5 years. Theauthors review recent developments in the field, includingbooks, meetings, courses, and conferences. They also dis-cuss the newly created classification of character strengthsand virtues, a Positive complement to the various editionsof theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-ders(e. g., American Psychiatric Association, 1994), andpresent some cross-cultural findings that suggest a surpris-ing ubiquity of strengths and virtues. Finally, the authorsfocus on psychological interventions that increase individ-ual happiness.
something about universal human nature and/or the char-acter requirements minimally needed for a viable society (cf. Bok, 1995). Second, a comparison of the strengths …
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