moreha tekor akhe: quotes about happiness and friends

Sunday, October 16, 2011

quotes about happiness and friends

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Positive psychology began as a new area of psychology in 1998 when Martin Seligman, considered the father of the modern positive psychology movement, chose it as the theme for his term as president of the American Psychological Association, though the term originates with Maslow, in his 1954 book Motivation and Personality, and there have been indications that psychologists since the 1950s have been increasingly focused on promoting mental health rather than merely treating illness. In the first sentence of his book, "Authentic Happiness," Seligman claimed that "for the last half century psychology has been consumed with a single topic only - mental illness", expanding on Maslow's comments. He urged psychologists to continue the earlier missions of psychology of nurturing talent and improving normal life.

Judaism promotes a Divine command theory of happiness: happiness and rewards follow from following the commands of the divine.