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On positive psychology - Martin Seligman

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Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help us to become?

Although Seligman believes that psychology’s focus on the “disease model” has had drawbacks, he’s also proud of what the field has accomplished over the past 60 years. What does Seligman identify as the main achievements?

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