Positive psychology in clinical practice

Pages:36-39
Ashima Soni (Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

Positive psychology is the scientific study of positive experiences and positive individual traits, and the institutions that facilitate their development. It is the scientific study of positive experiences and positive individual traits, and the institutions that facilitate their development. Positive psychology has many distinguished ancestors and modern cousins. Since at least the time of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, the “good life” has been the subject of philosophical and religious inquiry.