Positive Psychology: Learned Optimism

Posted by Nathan on Apr 26, 2009 in Books, Positive Psychology, Research, Self-Help | 0 comments

Positive psychology is a recent movement in psychology, which emphasises the scientific study of strengths as opposed to weaknesses. While Psychology has often examined what can go wrong with people, positive psychology attempts to examine what goes right with people. Over the next couple of weeks, I plan on writing about some of this research. Today we’re looking at ‘Learned...