Talk:Positive psychology

Revisit First Paragraph

Currently the first paragraph of the article is:

Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions. It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions... it aims to improve quality of life."

Let me explain why I think this is a problematic first paragraph.

First: "Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions." The term "optimal human functioning" is too vague—what exactly about human functioning are we optimizing?

Second part: "It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions... it aims to improve quality of life."” Which based on content is fine to me, the … in the middle of the sentence (sentence doesn't flow well) and usage of quotation marks in the lead is not too great though. Also it's a partial repeat of the first sentence.

I would suggest to use the definition the APA uses for positive psychology - would love to hear your thoughts on this! Foolish Editor (talk) 21:30, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

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Indian influence

I'm curious where in this source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12646-014-0258-6 there is support for the following claim:

The influence of ancient Indian traditions from Hinduism on positive psychology can be traced back over 2500 years, providing historical roots that set the foundation for modern understanding of well-being and human flourishing on which positive psychology rests.

Could you provide a specific quote from the source? @Mlhawkins2 Foolish Editor (talk) 20:36, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

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