ABSTRACT
Positive psychology’s focus is on the non-psychological disorder end of the mental well-being spectrum. In the preface to his book Flourish (2011), Martin Seligman expresses his fatigue and frustration at working as a psychologist for many years at the psychological disorders end of the well-being spectrum. Seligman (2011) has become a leading advocate of focusing on well-being-as the title of his book suggests, helping all to fl ourish. On this side of the Atlantic, Layard and Clark (2014), in their book Thrive , have espoused a similar message, albeit that they are more positive than Seligman about the benefi ts of disorder-based psychological interventions. At www.authentichappiness.org, which is under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, Seligman provides scales for measuring inter alia fl ourishing and depression.
