Abstract
Abstract Psychology after World War II became a science largely devoted to healing. It concentrated on repairing damage using a disease model of human functioning. This almost exclusive attention to pathology neglected the idea of a fulfilled individual and a thriving community, and it neglected the possibility that building strength is the most potent weapon in the arsenal of therapy. The aim of positive psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life. To redress the previous imbalance, we must bring the building of strength to the forefront in the treatment and prevention of mental illness.
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ThrivingRedressPositive psychologyPsychologyCommunity psychologyPsychotherapistSocial psychologyPolitical scienceLaw
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C. R. Snyder,
Shane J. Lopez
(2001).
Handbook of Positive Psychology.
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195135336.001.0001
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