Psychiatry and Psychology

Positive Psychology

The scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. It is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. (https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/)

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The scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. It is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. (https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/)

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1 entry terms
  • Psychology, Positive

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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2020

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  1. F04.096w.628w.057w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Positive Psychology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080032. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080032
  2. Positive Psychology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology
  3. Positive Psychology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q718809