Wir werden alle glücklich sein: Positive Psychologie
Dienstag, 13. Februar 2007 2:52
Eine Entwicklung der zeitgenössischen Psychologie macht mir gerade Angst. Sie kommt (wie könnte es anders sein) aus Amerika, ist mit einem der ganz großen Namen der modernen, kogntiven Psychologie verbunden (Martin Seligman, bekannt für seine Arbeit zu Depression), und mit einer netten Anekdote verknüpft:
Seligman likes to tell the story of how his daughter Nikki, when she was 5, accused him of being a grouch. She reminded him that he had criticized her for being whiny and that she had worked hard to stop whining. If she could stop being whiny, he could stop being grumpy. He realized, he says, that she was right, that he was “a pessimist and depressive and someone of high critical intelligence” and that he needed to change. Seligman, who at 54 had just been elected president of the American Psychological Association and was renowned for his hard science — most of his research had been in depression — decided to put his considerable talents into finding out “what made life worth living.”
Im Grunde tut er damit ja etwas, was ich auch mache, zur Zeit ja mal wieder besonders intensiv. Wo er allerdings hinkommt auf seiner Suche, das finde ich gruselig:
Thema: Allgemein | Kommentare (1) | Autor: Christoph
