According to Segilman, the things that made psychology “good” under the disease model

is the fact that 60 years ago, none of the disorders were treatable, 14 of the disorders now are

treatable, two of them actually curable. We can now claim that we can make miserable people

less miserable with these treatments. I will explain three of the negative consequences of

psychology and psychiatry over the last 60 years. The first one being that we forgot that people

make their own choices and decisions and began to forget about responsibility. The next example

of a negative consequence would be the fact that we forgot about people and improving our

normal day-to-day lives. Lastly, in our rush to do something about repairing damage caused

some of us to lose sight of the big picture. Seligman goes on to describe 3 different types of lives

that are considered to be happy. The first one is mentioned by him as the “pleasant life”and it's

simply best described as having as many of the pleasures as you can, as much positive emotion

as you can, and learning skills such as savoring, mindfulness that amplify them, that stretch them

over time and space. The second happy life he referred to is the “good life” and has to do with

eudaimonian flow, you can't feel anything and time stops. You experience intense concentration

and this is indeed the characteristic of what we think of as the good life. The last happy life

mentioned is the “meaningful life” which can be described as using your strengths to serve

something that is larger than you, typically a positive institution or moral issue. The life that I

aspire to the most is the meaningful life. I believe that when you bring meaning to everything in

your life and really try to soak in each moment to its fullest potential you are bound to be

happier.