Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is a new movement of psychology that started in the last decade of the 20th century. It is based on the philosophy that we should focus on the aspects of life that lead to happiness. The pioneer in the field of positive psychology is considered to be Martin Seligman. Seligman, through his work at the University of … Keep Reading → Pennsylvania proposed the main ideas that we should focus our study of human behavior on the positive traits that lead to happiness and success. Seligman has pointed out that the concepts of happiness and a fulfilling life date back to the times of ancient Greece and China. Positive psychology has its critics as well. Some of the challenges revolve around the history of psychology and its approach of looking at behavior in terms of the problems that people have. Traditional psychology focuses on making people βless unhappy,β while positive psychology focuses on what makes them happy.
