A balanced psychology and a full life.
A balanced psychology and a full life.
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10.1098/rstb.2004.1513
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2004-09
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M. Seligman;A. Parks;Tracy A. Steen
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作者：
M. Seligman;A. Parks;Tracy A. Steen
自第二次世界大战以来，心理学主要致力于修复弱点和理解痛苦。为此，我们取得了相当大的进展。我们有一个精神疾病分类，允许国际合作，通过这种合作，我们为14种主要精神障碍开发了有效的心理治疗或药物治疗。然而，在建立强大的治疗精神疾病的科学和实践的同时，我们在很大程度上忘记了日常幸福。没有精神疾病和痛苦就足以让个人和社区蓬勃发展吗？如果所有的致残条件都消失了，什么才是值得活下去的呢？那些致力于积极心理学科学的人可以利用有效的研究方法来理解和治疗精神疾病。一项新的随机、安慰剂对照研究的结果表明，在完成针对积极情绪的锻炼三个月后，人们更快乐，更少沮丧。积极心理学的最终目标是通过理解和建立积极的情绪、满足和意义来使人们更快乐。为此目的，我们必须以增进个人和社区福祉的知识来补充我们对治疗疾病和修复损害的了解。
Psychology since World War II has been largely devoted to repairing weakness and understanding suffering. Towards that end, we have made considerable gains. We have a classification of mental illness that allows international collaboration, and through this collaboration we have developed effective psychotherapeutic or pharmacological treatments for 14 major mental disorders. However, while building a strong science and practice of treating mental illness, we largely forgot about everyday well-being. Is the absence of mental illness and suffering sufficient to let individuals and communities flourish? Were all disabling conditions to disappear, what would make life worth living? Those committed to a science of positive psychology can draw on the effective research methods developed to understand and treat mental illness. Results from a new randomized, placebo-controlled study demonstrate that people are happier and less depressed three months after completing exercises targeting positive emotion. The ultimate goal of positive psychology is to make people happier by understanding and building positive emotion, gratification and meaning. Towards this end, we must supplement what we know about treating illness and repairing damage with knowledge about nurturing well-being in individuals and communities.