Martin Seligman on positive psychology

Because psychology and psychiatry plunge into the ugliest depths of human behavior, most people tend to associate the disciplines with mental illness and unrest. While this is certainly a major component of both fields, by no means should it be considered the only one. As Martin Seligman asserts, today’s psychological climate possesses the knowledge to build people up in a manner far more effective and permanent than those ultimately empty self-help “guides.”

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