Positive Psychology

 


"Positive psychology studies what gives meaning to our life. It empowers us to make our lives purposeful, happy, and well-rounded on a daily basis. Positive psychology is a discipline of psychology that was officially founded in 1998 (upon the annual congress of the American Association of Psychology) by its president at the time, Martin E. P. Seligman."

Seligman described five factors that influence wellbeing: 
  • Positive emotions: joy, fun, gratitude, hope, interest, inspiration, pride, serenity, wonder.
  • Engagement: with a spouse or a loved one, within your family, as part of a club or community, 
  • etc.
  • Positive human relationships
  • A meaning to life and a sense of purpose: having goals, objectives and projects that serve a higher 
  • purpose than yourself.
  • Accomplishment: reaching your objectives, seeing your projects through to the end…

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