Positive psychology is the scientific study of human flourishing. Born from the need to balance decades of psychological research into ways of fixing what goes wrong with us when we experience mental illness, positive psychology tries to identify, cultivate and maintain the true, the good and the possible that exists within each of us.
“Positive Psychology is not a self-help movement or a re-packaging of “the power of positive thinking.” It is not American-style “happy-ology,” and it is not a passing fad. Positive Psychology is a science that brings the many virtues of science – replication, controlled causal studies, peer review, representative sampling (to name a few) – to bear on the question of how and when people flourish.” (Robert Biswas-Diener, 2008)
Focused on what makes life worth living, positive psychology tries to help us rise to life’s challenges, and to make the most of setbacks and adversity. It explores ways to authentically engage and relate with others. It tries to open pathways for us to find fulfillment in creativity and productivity. And to help us look beyond ourselves so we can help others to find lasting meaning, satisfaction and wisdom (Keyes & Haidt, 2004).
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