Positive psychology is a branch of psychology focused on the character strengths and behaviors that allow individuals to build a life of meaning and purpose—to move beyond surviving to flourishing.

As a second-year undergraduate psychology student, I was first exposed to the relationship between anxiety and performance in the form of a graph resembling an upside-down “U.” As anxiety ...

Positive psychology, as clearly captured by Ilona Boniwell's Positive Psychology In A Nutshell, is the study of optimal human functioning. As Boniwell notes, positive psychology is more than the ...

Years of watching the evolution of positive psychology — in articles, books, and, most impactfully, social media posts — have left me wondering whether Americans are destined to approach ...

Why isn’t psychology striving to understand and promote these positive aspects of human lives? These topics weren’t entirely neglected. There were scholars exploring these issues, particularly ...

For now on, he would be shifting his attention to a new “positive psychology” that would be all about making healthy people happier. Since making his announcement, the professor’s work has ...

Yes, positive psychology can help you learn to manage your RA symptoms. Here’s how. Practicing positive psychology (PP) may be useful if you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It focuses on how you ...

According to Judith Mangelsdorf, a pioneer in positive psychology, the key to finding happiness doesn't lie solely within ...

You might wonder, can positive thinking be taught? I study school-based positive psychology interventions. My colleagues have found that students who’ve been introduced to science-based ideas ...

These studies are proof, said Johns Hopkins psychologist Justin Halberda, that positive psychology can help us become happier, healthier, and closer to our ideal selves. Halberda spoke Tuesday as part ...

R ecently, The Chronicle Review published “Positive Psychology Goes to War,” a long article adapted from my book, The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can’t Cure Our Social Ills. In it ...