Positive Psychology: BookTV: Carol Graham, "The Pursuit of Happiness"

Saturday, March 17, 2012

BookTV: Carol Graham, "The Pursuit of Happiness" - YouTube

BookTV: Carol Graham, "The Pursuit of Happiness" - YouTube

http://youtu.be/F0f5hiHHzGw

uploaded by BookTV on Dec 19, 2011

Carol Graham talked to Book TV about her latest book, "The Pursuit of Happiness." The interview was recorded at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."