How did positive psychology become a focus in mainstream psychology?
Martin Seligman organized an effort to develop a positive social science during his 1998 APA presidential term. His efforts were fruitful; hundreds of positive psychology scholars and thousands of practitioners have contributed to the development of a psychology that honors suffering and respects positive functioning.
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