positive psychology
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Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that scientifically studies human strengths, well-being, and optimal functioning to understand and promote what makes life most worth living.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| positive psychology canonical | 11 |
| positive psychology movement | 2 |
| PERMA model | 1 |
| authentic happiness theory | 1 |
| positive psychology (loosely and controversially) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: positive psychology Context triple: [Viktor Frankl, influenced, positive psychology]
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Valence
Valence is a historic city in southeastern France known as a key cultural and commercial center in the Drôme department.
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evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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PE
PE is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code assigned to Peru for international standardization and referencing.
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POL
POL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code that uniquely identifies Poland in international standards and data systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: positive psychology Target entity description: Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that scientifically studies human strengths, well-being, and optimal functioning to understand and promote what makes life most worth living.
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A.
Valence
Valence is a historic city in southeastern France known as a key cultural and commercial center in the Drôme department.
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B.
evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a field of psychology that explains human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as adaptations shaped by natural selection over our species’ evolutionary history.
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C.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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D.
PE
PE is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code assigned to Peru for international standardization and referencing.
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E.
POL
POL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code that uniquely identifies Poland in international standards and data systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic discipline
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branch of psychology ⓘ research field ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance life satisfaction
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promote human flourishing ⓘ understand what makes life worth living ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
clinical psychology
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coaching ⓘ education ⓘ organizational settings ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christopher Peterson
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Ed Diener ⓘ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ⓘ Sonja Lyubomirsky ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
deficit-based models of mental health
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pathology-focused psychology ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
building positive experiences
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cultivating virtues ⓘ evidence-based interventions ⓘ strengths-based approaches ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
human strengths
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optimal human functioning ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
positive education
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positive organizational scholarship ⓘ positive psychotherapy ⓘ |
| includesModel |
PERMA model
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linked to:
positive psychology
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| popularizedBy | Martin Seligman ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
health psychology
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humanistic psychology ⓘ well-being science ⓘ |
| studies |
character strengths
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engagement ⓘ flow ⓘ gratitude ⓘ happiness ⓘ hope ⓘ life satisfaction ⓘ meaning in life ⓘ optimism ⓘ positive emotions ⓘ positive institutions ⓘ positive traits ⓘ post-traumatic growth ⓘ resilience ⓘ subjective well-being ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
empirical research
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scientific method ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: positive psychology Description of subject: Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that scientifically studies human strengths, well-being, and optimal functioning to understand and promote what makes life most worth living.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: positive psychology
linked to: positive psychology
linked to: positive psychology
linked to: positive psychology
linked to: positive psychology
subject linked to:
inspired the psychological term 'Pollyanna principle'
subject linked to:
the 'glad game'
subject linked to:
Dr. Happiness