Sublime

In 1998, Dr. Martin Seligman, incoming president of the American Psychological Association (APA), had challenged the field of psychology to broaden its focus to study and implement interventions that went beyond human problems and pathology to include the study of human strengths and well-being—basically, what’s going right.2 He thus initiated posi

telling us a story about themselves that showed a strength.

Sharing with others.

APPINESS in the present moment

positive psychology movement, which has reoriented the study of psychological science away from its previous focus on malady and dysfunction and toward well-being and effective functioning. Under the leadership of the University of Pennsylvania’s Martin Seligman,

Deep down, we believe that it stems from good character plus the exercise of choice.

fulfillment, pride, and serenity.

began by asking all of the students to introduce themselves—not

Second, a strength is valued in its own right.