Hu Man Factors

INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

tion to the family life cycle and its impact on hu-man development. Even now, most psychological theories relate at most to the nuclear family, ig-noring the multigenerational context of family connections that pattern our lives. But our dramat-ically changing family patterns, which in our times can assume many varied configurations over the

Seligman (2000) Positive psychology - An introduction

psychology became a victimology. Psychologists saw hu- man beings as passive foci: Stimuli came on and elicited responses (what an extraordinarily passive word!). Exter- nal reinforcements weakened or strenothened responses. Drives, tissue needs, instincts, and conflicts from childhood pushed each of us around.

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