The Theoretical Disquisition On The Positive Psychology

What is positive psychology? According to Kennon M. Sheldon and LauraKing, positive psychology is the science that focuses on the development of human potentials and virtues, this definition gives the essential trait of positive psychology.Psychology got its independence in 1879, during the past more than one hundred years, a large number of achievements were made in this field, and those achievements have made psychology become an indispensable part of human life in modem society. But because of the World War II, a psychology problem arose, it concentrated researches on mental problems, for instance: mental derangement, marital issues, drug abuse, sexual crime etc. Psychology was becoming a science similar with pathology. The diversion of psychology research point lapses from the original meaning of the psychology, because a great many of psychologists hardly know how a normal people obtains his happiness that he deserves to under good condition. So to some extent, psychology is gradually becoming a science serving partial human rather than that doing well to mankind all over the world.It seems overestimated if we consider the rise of positive psychology as retrieval of neoteric psychology, because the traditional psychology is not equal to pathology psychology. Traditional psychology also studies on personal positive qualities, only not pays much attention on it. Furthermore the pathology psychology as a part of traditional psychology does contribute a lot to the modem society, even though it overemphasizes on mental and social problems, which may result in the fade of positive value; and pathology psychology lays a solid foundation for further development for modem psychology. In a sense, the strides in positive psychology must be credible to the technical and method support provided by pathology psychology to a certain extent. It is an unassailable fact that the rise of positive psychology has enriched the theory and application field of neoteric psychology. Positive psychology stresses on treating others positively creating positive spirits, providing positive chances and approving positive values, so during those processes people could perceive positive and learn how to create virtues, give positive, eventually attain positive strength.Based on full-scale searching for information and profoundly analysis of the time background of the development of positive psychology, the relation between traditional psychology and positive psychology, the philosophical foundation, main points and the current problems of positive psychology, this disquisition tries to give the real panorama of positive psychology objectively and systemically, and reflects the theme meaning impersonally as well. The main research realms of positive psychology include three facets: positive experience, positive traits and positive institutions, which relate to the subjective and objective aspects of human life. Positive psychology centers on ordinary people's happiness, and emphasizes that people should pay more attention to positive potentials and qualities while curing individual suffering. This point not only enhances the people's ability of self-improvement, but also boosts the potentials of self-development.