PSY360 Lecture 3: psych_360_lecture_3
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Emphasized disiplin and having harmonious relationships, but it didn"t really sink into psychotherapy. Became really deficit focused because veterans had ptsd. Publications about negative emotions>positive emotions at about a ratio of 14:1. 2004 was the first time that the dsm introduced a classification strengths. 1998: seligman urges apa to a new goal ( help people build a life worth living and capitalize on their strengths) 2007: international positive psychology association is founded. 2000-2010: more than 1000 articles related to positive psychology were published. Outlook focused, are you being negative or positive about it. Talks about optimism and having a positive outlook on the future. We can teach skills that help people become more optimistic. Nature: we have pieces that are hardwired in, we have heritable traits that are genetic contributions to our personality. Even though they are hardwired in, they are malleable. Nurture: what we do influences the way we experience these things.