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Has Positive Psychology Come Into Its Own?
In his review of editor Shane Lopez's two-volume set The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology, Harris Friedman contends that the field of positive psychology is not developed enough nor distinct enough from humanistic psychology to warrant an encyclopedia. What is your view of this? Friedman later critiques the field of positive psychology as having "emerged as a repackaged product that has been aggressively marketed and has achieved amazing success as a result."
Do you believe these claims are fair? Has Friedman adequately and accurately considered the scope of research, scholarly output, and cross-discipline work to other fields that positive psychology has accomplished over the last 10 years? Most important, do you believe there is more that needs to be done to bridge gaps and collaborations between positive psychology and humanistic psychology?
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