Humanistic psychology is an approach to therapy that emphasizes what makes us human. Practitioners believe that individuals are self-aware, can take responsibility for their actions, and have the ...

While some in the field continue to believe that psychology proceeds purely on the basis of positivistic science (e.g., Baker, McFall, & Shoham, 2008), I contend that this is patently naive.

Positive psychology has been successful in drawing attention to the fact that psychologists had overlooked what makes life worth living. At first, the relationship between positive psychology and ...