• April 19, 2024

The positive psychology is a new trend that helps people, groups and organizations achieve a fuller and more satisfying life . As he says Marisa Salanova, president of the Spanish Society of Positive Psychology , is a "most worth living way ”.

Although this is a new approach, mental health professionals base their work on scientific livelihoods that seek work on the positive aspects of people so that they achieve a certain degree of emotional balance and happiness .

Gonzalo Hervás, professor of psychology at the Complutense University of Madrid and co-founder of the Spanish Society of Positive Psychology , found that there was a historical lack because the psychologists detected dysfunctions, which made them pessimistic. Now the vision is to understand the bases of well-being .

A recent and effective discipline

The American psychologist Martin Seligman , creator of this discipline, I seek to understand the factors that generate, conserve and enhance the well-being of people and show why some are happier than others.

In this way value the person's strengths , your traits , healthier attitudes and the bases you have for make more sense of your life .

Even, the treatment is completely different from traditional therapies that focus on patients to overcome negative events, the anxiety or depression , while thePositive Psychology  works on uplifting aspects .

Then we leave you 10 ways that show that the Positive Psychology does work and help people to enjoy a full life , to learn to smile , forgive , trust , to accept , to thank , give away , among many other actions.

A better version of yourself

These are some recommendations of the Master Mariana Cubas Montaño, from the Sicopedagogical Department CONTIGO of the Pan-American University of Mexico or, so that you begin to enjoy the benefits and verify that thePositive Psychology it works.

1. Learn to live intensely

2. Understand that after health, inner peace is a source of well-being

3. Value what you have without missing what you think you need

4. Remember that happiness is made of small details

5. Focus your energy on what you can control and it depends exclusively on you

6. Your happiness and what you can give to others must be based on your inner world, which it's the only thing you have

7. Make an account of your experiences, learn to thank , as well as the successes and errors

8. Identify your strengths and develop them in your daily life

9. Set goals and create a plan to realize them. Visualize yourself achieving it and acting

10. Create a project in your life that excites you and mentally builds what you want to attract

As stated by the Psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi , the degree of well-being depends on each one, it is not a matter of bad luck or good luck. And you How do you build your own happiness?

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