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| Positive psychology: Positive psychology is a branch of psychology focused on the study of human functioning in healthy individuals, shifting away from the traditional focus on mental illness and dysfunction to a more holistic view of mental health. See also Psychology, Holism, Method._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Attachment Theory on Positive Psychology - Dictionary of Arguments
Corr I 254 Positive psychology/attachment theory/Shaver/Mikulincer: attachment theory includes ideas about the path to ‘optimal functioning’ that have much in common with humanistic and self-actualization theories of personality (e.g., Maslow 1968(1); Rogers 1961(2)) and today’s ‘positive psychology’ movement (e.g., Seligman 2002(3)). Attachment theory emphasizes not only fears and defences related to attachment insecurities, but also the ways in which good relationships can build psychological resources and broaden perspectives and skills associated with a sense of security. (Following Fredrickson 2001(4), we call this the ‘broaden and build cycle of attachment security’.) >About the Attachment theory. 1. Maslow, A. H. 1968. Toward a psychology of being, 2nd edn. New York: Van Nostrand 2. Rogers, C. R. 1961. On becoming a person. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin 3. Seligman, M. E. P. 2002. Authentic happiness: using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment. New York: Free Press 4. Fredrickson, B. L. 2001. The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, American Psychologist 56: 218–26 Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer, “Developmental, psychodynamic and optimal-functioning aspects”, in: Corr, Ph. J. & Matthews, G. (eds.) 2009. The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Attachment Theory Corr I Philip J. Corr Gerald Matthews The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology New York 2009 Corr II Philip J. Corr (Ed.) Personality and Individual Differences - Revisiting the classical studies Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne 2018 |
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