(To be clear: I'm not recommending Shimmer; the fact that they mention positive psychology is a red-flag for me).
(To be clear: I'm not recommending Shimmer; the fact that they mention positive psychology is a red-flag for me).
It's like being sober versus being attached at the hip to Narcotics Anonymous. Sure, it helps people, but it's much better, if possible, to not even need it.
1. Incorporating things from previous research that are relatively uncontentious (e.g. flow
2. Tainted by academic fraud (e.g. Critical Positivity Ratio)
Given that you can have #1 without defining a new field of psychology, I associate the field of Positive Psychology with #2.
Our key approach has been providing a mix of psychoeducational coaching interventions to enhance positive attributes in combination with other help our members can obtain - and not on short-term prescribed psychotherapies or medication as a sole mode of intervention.