Which of the following is one of the criticisms of positive psychology?

a. ?It is overinclusive in the scope of its study of individuals interacting with their environments.
b. ?It fails to recognize the importance of depression and other disorders to the creative arts and the humanities.
c. ?It ignores history, which has always been more shaped by the negative than the positive.
d. ?It implies that people who face medical and psychological issues could cure their condition just by maintaining a positive attitude.


ANSWER:
d

Psychology

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