PSY 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Endorphins, Motivation, Humanistic Psychology
Document Summary
Positive psychology is a modern line of psychology whose purpose is to find and cultivate genius and talent, and to make normal life more satisfying, not just working with mental disturbances. This area is dedicated to improving, not replacing psychology to use. The goal is to use the scientific method to determine why things are going well. Positive psychologists refer to four themes: positive experiences, enduring psychological traits, positive relationships, and positive institutions. How it arises and who is the father of positive psychology. The term originates from maslow, in his book motivation and personality. Since 1950, everything seems to indicate that psychologists have been more focused on mental illness rather than on promoting mental health. Martin seligman has developed the term positive psychology . Seligman proposes to psychologists to continue the previous missions of psychology to foster talent and improve normal life. The first summit on positive psychology was held in 1999.
