Published: 2022-12-18

Positive Psychology – What It Is and What It Is not. In search for a Paradigm

Piotr Kwiatek , Katarzyna Wilczewska
Seminare. Learned Investigations
Section: Socio-pedagogical sciences
https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2015.4.10

Abstract

This article identifies relevant criteria indicating the identity of positive psychology founded in the late 1990s in the USA. Since a variety of interpretations often makes it difficult to understand the character and mission of positive psychology, it is important to consider the founders, the elements shaping positive psychology, as well as its internal processes of change. While it is open to interdisciplinary cooperation, positive psychology maintains its specific profile, objectives, and methods. It has its own paradigm indicating what can be considered to be positive psychology, and where its limits can be found.

Keywords:

positive psychology, paradigm, PERMA

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Kwiatek, P., & Wilczewska, K. (2022). Positive Psychology – What It Is and What It Is not. In search for a Paradigm . Seminare. Learned Investigations, 36(4), 135–145. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2015.4.10

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