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POSITIVITY TRAINING [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

Positivity training was first introduced in the 1960s by ... Martin Seligman, who created a new branch of psychotherapy called "positive psychology." He believed that there were two types of happiness - "flourishing" satisfaction, which was linked to growth and development, and "hedonic" happiness, related to pleasure. Positivity training focuses on the latter type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
OBS

positivité : terme utilisé dans le domaine de la psychologie positive.

Spanish

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