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Descriptor English: Psychology, Positive
Descriptor Spanish: Psicología Positiva
Descriptor psicología positiva
Scope note: Estudio científico de las virtudes que permiten a los individuos y a las comunidades prosperar. Se basa en la creencia de que las personas desean llevar vidas significativas y plenas, cultivar lo mejor que hay en ellas mismas y potenciar sus experiencias de amor, trabajo y diversión. (Traducción libre del original: https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/)
Descriptor Portuguese: Psicologia Positiva
Descriptor French: Psychologie positive
Entry term(s): Positive Psychology
Tree number(s): F04.096.628.057
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080032
Scope note: The scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. It is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. (https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Related: Optimism MeSH
DeCS ID: 59208
Unique ID: D000080032
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Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/01/14
Psychology, Positive - Preferred
Concept UI M000646204
Scope note The scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. It is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. (https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/)
Preferred term Psychology, Positive
Entry term(s) Positive Psychology



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