Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions. Martin Seligman on positive psychology. » Blog Archive » Dr. Tim Sharp talks about happiness. Using the new Positive Psychology. The Last Lecture: A Positive Psychology Case Study. My colleague Ben Dean and I recently conducted an Internet survey of 1464 adults interested in positive psychology that asked what they would most like to know about this new field.
A large number wanted compelling case examples of actual people who lived life well, who embodied the strengths of character that we have been studying with quantitative methods. The world's greatest teachers, from Socrates and Jesus to the present, have always used parables to instruct and inspire others, and in the disciplines of business and law, the detailed examination of particular cases is the preferred method of teaching.
Psychologists have also relied on cases, but these have been psychiatric histories that centered on people's problems.