positive meaning
1Positive psychology — is a recent branch of psychology that studies the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive psychologists seek to find and nurture genius and talent, and to make normal life more fullfilling, not to cure… …
2Positive law — is a legal term that is sometimes understood to have more than one meaning. But in the strictest sense, it is law made by human beings, that is, Law actually and specifically enacted or adopted by proper authority for the government of an… …
3Positive psychological capital — is defined as the positive and developmental state of an individual as characterized by high Self Efficacy, Optimism, Hope and Resiliency. [• Luthans F., Youssef, C.M. (2004). Human, social, and now positive psychological capital management:… …
4Positive organizational behavior — (POB) is defined as the study and application of positively oriented human resource strengths and psychological capacities that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement in today’s workplace (Luthans, 2002a,… …
5positive — c.1300, a legal term meaning formally laid down, from O.Fr. positif (13c.), from L. positivus settled by arbitrary agreement, positive (opposed to naturalis natural ), from positus, pp. of ponere put, place (see POSITION (Cf. position)). Sense… …
6Meaning of life — This article is about the philosophical concept. For other uses, see Meaning of life (disambiguation). Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? One of Post Impressionist Paul Gauguin s most famous paintings. The meaning of life… …
7Positive and negative (NLP) — The term positive is often used generally to mean desirable or beneficial , and negative is usually used to mean undesirable or bad . But in neuro linguistic programming it also has a specific technical meaning, in the phrases positive intent and …
8Positive illusions — People often hold beliefs about themselves, the world, and the future which are more positive than reality can sustain. These beliefs are called positive illusions. What positive illusions do people hold? Three types of positive illusions have… …
9Positive Disintegration — The Theory of Positive Disintegration (TPD) by Kazimierz Dąbrowski describes a theory of personality development. Unlike mainstream psychology, Dąbrowski s theoretical framework views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for growth.… …
10Positive liberty — #time:j F Y| #time:#ifeq:#time:Y|einval 2000|#time:Y|einval 2001|j F Y|j F|einval Progressivism Liberalism sidebarPositive liberty refers to the opportunity and ability to act to fulfill one s own potential, as opposed to negative liberty , which …
