Positive psychology is a fast-growing, emergent discipline within psychology.
Technically, positive psychology is still in its salad days, passing the 25 year mark since its inception only recently. It can be thought of as an umbrella term encompassing broad themes and topics central to optimal human functioning and wellbeing.
Although the original proponents of positive psychology were determined to cement positive psychology as its own unique scientific discipline, it has been suggested that positive psychology has gathered into its bosom ideas from multiple disciplines over the years, including philosophy, the humanistic movement, social psychology, health psychology, and many more.
Given the meteoric rise in popularity that positive psychology has gained inside and outside of academia in its short life, naturally myths about its aims and agenda have surfaced. This article seeks to dispel 12 commonly cited myths and misconceptions about positive psychology.
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