Comments on: Positive Psychology at McLean Hospital http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/01/15/positive-psychology-at-mclean-hospital/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:58:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Friday Flashback for January 18, 2008 - World of Psychology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/01/15/positive-psychology-at-mclean-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-395529 Friday Flashback for January 18, 2008 - World of Psychology Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:25:36 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=1261#comment-395529 [...] Positive Psychology at McLean Hospital Carol Kauffman, Ph.D., who apparently is no longer at McLean, was supposed to head up the first-of-its-kind Positive Psychology institute at McLean Hospital, which was supposed to be open by the end of the year. But we could find no mention of it on the McLean website. We’re sorry to see that this effort apparently never went forward, because we believe it was a worthy idea. [...] [...] Positive Psychology at McLean Hospital Carol Kauffman, Ph.D., who apparently is no longer at McLean, was supposed to head up the first-of-its-kind Positive Psychology institute at McLean Hospital, which was supposed to be open by the end of the year. But we could find no mention of it on the McLean website. We’re sorry to see that this effort apparently never went forward, because we believe it was a worthy idea. [...]

]]> By: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2007/01/15/positive-psychology-at-mclean-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-160244 John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:29:49 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=1261#comment-160244 I read this article yesterday and am looking forward to hearing more about the program (and its results, as time passes), because I think: - It's an excellent idea! - It focuses on happiness, rather than human behavior and emotion that is so often just portrayed as dysfunction. People are a lot more complex and full of far more potential than what a lot of the dysfunction-focused theories tend to allow for. Positive psychology, the scientific study of optimal human functioning, is a nice new look at helping people improve their lives and happiness. I read this article yesterday and am looking forward to hearing more about the program (and its results, as time passes), because I think:

- It’s an excellent idea!
- It focuses on happiness, rather than human behavior and emotion that is so often just portrayed as dysfunction.

People are a lot more complex and full of far more potential than what a lot of the dysfunction-focused theories tend to allow for. Positive psychology, the scientific study of optimal human functioning, is a nice new look at helping people improve their lives and happiness.

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