Think about the idea that much of psychology (such as clinical and counseling) hopes to move people from negative to neutral, while positive psychology hopes to move people from neutral to positive. When subjective well-being is placed on a normal bell curve like this, which "half" of the curve do you think is more important? Should research and focus in psychology stick to the "negative" half, attempting to help people avoid depression and low self-esteem, or should it help people move up on the "positive" half? Certainly, both are important-but which is more important?
What will be an ideal response?
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