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Positive Psychology

All positive psychology articles within this category deal with different subjects that lie within the field of positive psychology such as mindfulness, positive emotions and happiness.

Positive psychology exercises

19 Top Positive Psychology Exercises for Clients or Students

Humans are hardwired to pay attention to negative experiences. We have a propensity to attend to, learn from, and use negative information far more than [...]

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What is Applied Positive Psychology?

There is nothing more practical than a good theory. And this was never more true than in the case of positive psychology and its many [...]

Upcoming Positive Psychology Conferences (2024)

In this article, we have compiled all the upcoming positive psychology conferences and included those we know about for 2024. If you’re interested in speaking [...]

What is Evidence-Based Therapy

19 Top Positive Psychology Interventions + How to Apply Them

For many years, the prime focus of psychology was to diagnose and treat people with mental health problems and psychopathological issues. However, this focus began [...]

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20 Top Positive Psychology Degrees & Certificates

The science supporting positive psychology has sparked a huge increase in degree programs. It makes sense: When we understand the “why” of positive human functioning, [...]

56 Free Positive Psychology PDF Handouts

Positive psychology didn’t just appear. Even over 2,000 years ago, Greek philosophers were pondering how “the good life” might look. And while many others have [...]

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10 Positive Psychology Surveys, Measures, and Questionnaires

To advance the field of positive psychology, scholars and practitioners need to gather evidence on internal experiences that are fundamental to our individual and collective [...]

Positive psychology examples

12 Inspiring Real-Life Positive Psychology Examples

For decades, clinical psychology and psychiatry focused solely on the negative side of human experience, emphasizing the need to reduce mental illness. While this approach [...]

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Who Is Martin Seligman and What Does He Do?

If you were wondering who is Martin Seligman, you will find the answer here. Martin Seligman is called the “father of positive psychology” is known [...]

Founding Fathers of Positive Psychology

The 5 Founding Fathers and A History of Positive Psychology

Positive psychology emerged during the late twentieth century as a branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of wellbeing and the ‘good life’. The [...]

3 Positive Psychology Tools (PDF)