Name: Farah Wagdi

ID: 19105310

Positive psychology

Positive psychology is a scientific approach to studying human thoughts, feelings, and behavior, with a
focus on strengths instead of weaknesses, building the good in life instead of repairing the bad, and
taking the lives of average people up to “great” instead of focusing solely on moving those who are
struggling up to “normal. It’s the scientific study of what makes life most worth living, focusing on both
individual and societal well-being. It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits,
and positive institutions. it aims to improve quality of life.

Positive psychology began as a new domain of psychology in 1998 when Martin Seligman chose it as the
theme for his term as president of the American Psychological Association.