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2012
- ISIDORE Id: 10670/1.330c76...
- 1697-2600
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International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
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Psicología Individualism Theoretical study Positive Psychology Tyranny of the positive attitudeSujets proches
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Luis Fernández et al., « Positive Pychology: Zeigeist (or spirit of the times) or ignorance (or disinformation) of history? », International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, ID : 10670/1.330c76...
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This paper provides a critical review of Positive Psychology as a paradigm. From its origins in the late 1990s, Positive Psychology has acquired great popularity without any critical thinking. The dissemination of its un-innovative discourse in the mass media and specialized journals is an example of the popularity it has gained. This unquestioned acceptance of the discourse of Positive Psychology has taken place all over the world, including Spain and Latin America. After reviewing the general characteristics of Positive Psychology, the article discusses the shortcomings that this paradigm should overcome to be considered reliable and valid. Succinctly, the review concludes that the theoretical approach of Positive Psychology is not novel. The discourse that supports positive psychology as a new and original approach is in fact an exhibition of disinformation and ignorance of Philosophy, cultural Anthropology and the history of Psychology. In conclusion, the future of Positive Psychology requires overcoming the serious theoretical and practical problems that prevent it from being considered a new paradigm.
