POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Positive Psychology

ABSTRACT

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Positive Psychology” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Positive Psychology” and its relation with “Psychological effects”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Positive Psychology” and tries to gauge its effect on “Psychological effects”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for “Positive Psychology” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Positive Psychology” on “Psychological effects”.

Table of Contents

Positive Psychology1

Addresses Issues Positive Psychology1

Positive Psychology Techniques5

Conclusion16

Positive Psychology and it Effects

Positive Psychology

Positive psychology is a branch of psychology, emerging, which seeks to understand, through scientific research, the processes that underlie the qualities and emotions positive man, for so long ignored by psychology. The importance of positive psychology is that it is a field devoted to improving the quality of life. It is true that the issue of improving the quality of life has been dominated by insubstantial work, based on thoughts and opinions of the people, in contrast to scientific rigor. However, positive psychology provides well-supported studies in the area, supporting potential and actual changes (Oakland, 2007).

Positive Psychology's name does not mean that the other is negative psychology: simply emphasizes attitudes and positive emotions, reinforcing strengths and encourage behavior that guarantees good quality of life. The definition of this term will be positive psychology going much wider talking about their issues and their techniques, as can be seen, point to a psychology of prevention and promotion of behaviors, emotions and positive thoughts. Look for this series of themes and techniques:

Addresses Issues Positive Psychology

The following will make a small mention of what could be defined as a theme of this new psychology, many of the topics covered were announced at the First Latin American Meeting on Positive Psychology held on 4 and 5 August 2006 in the city of Buenos Aires , Argentina, more precisely at the University of Palermo. Internet Other issues have been excerpted in the pages of Internet, among which is one headed by its founder, Martin Seligman, others were taken from the book "Authentic Happiness" by the same author. These issues are:

Quality of life: this is perhaps the central point of positive psychology, as having a healthy lifestyle; we increase the chances of being healthy physically and psychologically. There are many strategies that allow us to regulate our behavior, but the major in psychology is self-control, which allows us to discard behaviors and attitudes harmful to our health.

The prevention psychology seeks to have a lifestyle healthy to avoid diseases physical and mental, not wait until we are sick to take corrective measures with different lifestyles.

There is now plenty of evidence to show that our health is profoundly influenced by our behavior, thoughts and relationships. Our behavior (healthy lifestyle, seek medical care, obey the doctors' recommendations, etc.) have an immense effect on our health. For example, a habit like smoking is responsible for 12% to 15% of deaths from advanced countries, 30% of ...