What is Positive Psychology?
The scientific study of strengths (personal qualities, life circumstances, life choices, etc.) that allow people & communities to thrive
- The study of Well-being!
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Basic needs
- Physiological needs
- Saftey needs
Psychological needs
- Belongingness & love needs
- Esteem needs
Self-fulfillment needs
- self-actualisation
basis of the focus of psychopathology (study of mental disorders and their treatments) in psychology
The Disease Model
Limitation of the disease model
it promotes curing mental illnesses and does not address issues related to promoting health and preventing illness.
Five Elements of the Good Life made up by Martin Seligman for WELBEING
The mission of Positive Psychology includes Three Pillars of the Good Life
- Positive emotion
- Positive affects, e.g. joy, happiness. Not just in the moment, but also in the past and future
- Engagement
- Flow, getting into a rhythm
- Relationships
- Quality of relationships
- Meaning
- What gives your life purpose
- Accomplishments
- Setting goals and achieving them
The missions of positive psychology
Positive subjective experience
- Happiness
Positive individuals characteristics
- Strengths
Positive contribution to society
- Altruism
