Report on National Seminar on Positive Psychology
The National Seminar on Living Well: Grounding Positive Psychology in Practice was held on January 20, 2014. 35 participants consisting of postgraduate students, research scholars, teaching faculty and practitioners took part in the seminar. The proceedings for the day began with the welcome address by Dr. Tony Sam George, Head of the Department of Psychology. He contextualized the seminar by introducing the participants to the different paradigms in psychology and the need for positive psychology. Following this, Dr. Anil Joseph Pinto, Registrar of Christ University emphasised on the available literature in the field as the starting point for psychological concepts. He also mentioned the multidisciplinary nature of Psychology and the need to strengthen it by introducing a spiritual component into the field. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Navin Kumar, Associate Professor, University of Delhi. His talk centred around the influence of mass media on y...