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ERIC Number: EJ990955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-066X
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Personal Experience in Positive Psychology May Offer a New Focus for a Growing Discipline
Riva, Giuseppe
American Psychologist, v67 n7 p574-575 Oct 2012
This article presents comments on the original article by McNulty and Fincham ("American Psychologist," v67 n2 p101-110 Feb-Mar 2012). The authors indicated the need to think beyond positive psychology. In particular, they argued that positive psychology needs "to move beyond labeling psychological traits and processes as positive." In general, the current author agrees with the two authors on the need for a "situated" positive psychology that is able to address the context in which we spend our lives. However, their suggestions have a critical flaw: They do not clearly distinguish between psychology and positive psychology. The current author lists a number of suggestions on ways to overcome this issue with a different approach.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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