As president of the American Psychological Association in 1998, I organized researchers and practitioners to work on building well-being, not just on the traditional task of reducing ill-being. Substantial research then found that well-being causes many external benefits, including better physical and mental health. Among the applications of Positive Psychology are national psychological accounts of well-being, Positive Psychotherapy, the classification of strengths and virtues, Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, and Positive Education. Positive Psychology has spread beyond psychology into neuroscience, health, psychiatry, theology, and even to the humanities. Positive Psychology has many critics, and I comment on the strongest criticisms. I conclude with the hope that the building of well-being will become a cornerstone of morality, politics, and religion.

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积极心理学：个人历史。

作为1998年美国心理学会的主席，我组织研究人员和从业人员致力于建立幸福感，而不仅仅是从事减少疾病的传统任务。然后，大量研究发现，幸福感会带来许多外部好处，包括改善身心健康。积极心理学的应用领域包括国家对幸福的心理描述，积极心理治疗，优点和优点的分类，综合士兵素质和积极教育。积极心理学已从心理学扩展到神经科学，健康，精神病学，神学乃至人文科学。积极心理学有很多批评家，我对最强烈的批评发表评论。最后，我希望，建立幸福感将成为道德，政治，