Carol de Volder wrote: > You all may have discussed this before and I wasn't paying attention, > but I've been hearing a bit about "Positive Psychology" these days. At > the risk of offending anyone, it seems kind of like a rehash of humanism > to me. That being said, I'll be the first to admit that I know nothing > about it, and as a behaviorist, I consider the F-word to be "feelings." > Can anyone give me a brief run-down of its merits? I do believe in > optimism and being positive, but I can't figure out what makes this > approach new. According to one text I've looked at, a rejection of the > disease model of mental illness is an important position. > Thanks for any feedback or enlightenment.
Some googling brought up the following. 1. An exposition of Martin Seligman's ideas and an interview with Seligman: http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/interviews_seligman.htm 2.A debate between Martin Seligment and Steve Pinker on Slate: http://slate.msn.com/?id=2072079&entry=2072402 Click "print" tab at top for a print-friendly version.) 3.Interview with Selgiman on the Omni website: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1430/is_n12_v14/ai_12518362/print I get the impression that there may be something in common between Seligman's approach and Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. Could anyone with some knowledge of the latter comment on this? Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.human-nature.com/esterson/index.html http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=10 http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=57 http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=58 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
