How old is positive psychology? How long has it been around formally? How old are it's roots?
What will be an ideal response?
Behavioral scientists have studied positive topics for at least 100 years. Prior to the relatively recent emergence of positive psychology as an integrated field, social psychologists were studying altruism, sociologists' happiness, and counselors' personality strengths. Former president of the American Psychological Association Martin P. Seligman is credited with organizing and bringing together scholars in the late 1990s into the area he framed as positive psychology.
Western ideas related to today's positive psychology have deep roots. Many of the philosophical underpinnings of these ideas can be traced to the ancient Hebrews and Greeks around 2500 years ago.
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Indirect measures of brain and physical function are referred to as
a. biological assessment. b. psychophysiological assessment. c. neurophysiological assessment. d. neuropsychological assessment.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. are generally more anxious than introverts. B. have higher positive affect due to greater social activity. C. are less sensitive to information about rewards than introverts. D. often find interacting with friends to be an unpleasant experience.