Positive psychology Abraham maslow used the phrase positive psychology within the context of humanistic psychology in 1954 It is the scientific study of what goes right in life Positive psychology is related to or influenced by Existentialism Humanist psychology Acemeology the science of high points Psychofortology Pillars of positive psychology Positive subjective experiences happiness pleasure fulfillment gratification Positive individual traits character strengths talents interests Positive institutions interpersonal relationships and institutions Positive institutions tend to foster positive individual traits Business as usual psychology Has neglected the study of what can go right with people and often has little more to say about the good When we study the counterintuitive which is typically negative we start to believe that there is something wrong with all of us Suffering is as much the realm of positive psychology as is happiness The field is hugely benefitted by a cross cultural approach especially when considering positive individual traits Positive psychology is at least as important in times of strife and stress as it is in times of prosperity and peace Some of the specific topics in positive psychology Pleasure and positive experience positive and negative activity flow Happiness hedonism and eudaimonia quality of life Positive thinking big and little optimism hope Character strengths strengths of wisdom and knowledge temperance and transcendence
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