Positive Psychology
Dr. Paul Wong
The Future of Psychology May Depend on Integration between Positive Psychology and Humanistic Psychology
About This is my response to Waterman, A. S. (2013). The humanistic psychology–positive psychology divide: Contrasts in philosophical foundations. American Psychologist, 68(3), 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032168I agree with Waterman’s analysis of positive...
Servant Leadership Profile-Revised
These papers represent the scientific development of Servant Leadership. The first paper, "Servant leadership: An Opponent-Process Model and the Revised Servant Leadership Profile" contains 8 factors. The second paper, "Best Practices in Servant Leadership" contains 5...
Optimal Human Functioning from Cross Cultural Perspectives: Cultural Competence as an Organizing Framework
Co-authored with Frederick T. L. Leong, Ph.D., Ohio State University The basic premise of this chapter is that “there are many ways to be human” and that the cultural competence model is a useful theoretical framework for analyzing and understanding cross-cultural...
Meaning Making and the Positive Psychology of Death Acceptance
Life is what lies between birth and death. What makes this journey so difficult is that from the very outset, life moves relentlessly towards death like an unstoppable train racing towards a crushing end. Nothing in life can really prepare us for the...
The Depth Positive Psychology of Carl Jung (Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology)
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology (Campbell, 1971). His influence continues to grow in many areas, such as psychological types, dream work, play therapy, and the role of spirituality and religion...
Beyond Terror and Denial: The Positive Psychology of Death Acceptance
Authors Co-authored with Adrian Tomer, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology at Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. Death remains the biggest threat as well as the greatest challenge to humanity. It is the single universal event...
Reclaiming Positive Psychology: A Meaning-Centered Approach to Sustainable Growth and Radical Empiricism
Paul T. P. WongThe future of humanistic psychology lies in reclaiming themes of personal growth, self-actualization, authentic happiness, optimal functioning, and human flourishing. This article proposes that a meaning-centered holistic approachwithin the larger...
The Future of Positive Psychology: Humanistic-Existential-Transpersonal (HET) Perspectives
Presenters Moderator and Organizer: Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D. Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D. Richard Bargdill, M.A. & Louis Hoffman, Ph.D. Edward T. Bonner, M.A. & Harris Friedman, Ph.D. Kirk Schneider, Ph.D. & Shawn Rubin, Psy.D. Kenneth Hart, Ph.D. & Tyler...
Big Money, Big Science, Big Names, and the Flourishing of Positive Psychology
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being By Martin E. P. Seligman New York, NY: Free Press, 2011. 349 pp. ISBN 978-1-4391-9075-3 $26.00 Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong Love him or hate him, Martin Seligman is arguably the most famous positive...
The Positive Psychology of Meaning in Life and Well-Being
Introduction Evidence is accumulating that demonstrates the important role of personal meaning in well-being and quality of life. This paper introduces a meaning-centered model of well-being consisting of three factors: positive affect, personal growth and...
Giving Positive Psychology Away
George A. Miller, in his 1969 APA Presidential Address advocated his vision of giving psychology away to the public as a means of promoting human welfare. He emphasized that psychologists have the responsibility to distill and disseminate research findings to educate...
Is Your Organization an Obstacle Course or a Relay Team? A Meaning-Centered Approach to Creating a Collaborative Culture
Paul T. P. Wong INTRODUCTION Have you ever tried to negotiate an obstacle course? The only thing you can expect is that there will always be something unexpected that throws you off track and thwarts you from reaching your goal. A course that would normally take no...
