Abstract

CONTRERAS, Francoise  and  ESGUERRA, Gustavo. Positive psychology: a new perspective in psychology. Diversitas [online]. 2006, vol.2, n.2, pp.311-319. ISSN 1794-9998.

The positive psychology was defined by Seligman (1999) as a scientific study of the positives experiences, positives individual's traits, the institutions that facilitate its development and the programs that help to improve the quality of life, whereas prevent or reduce the incidence of psychopathology. Its was describe too, like a scientific study of the human strengths and virtues, that which led them adopt a wide perspective as regard to human potential, his motivations and capacities. The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical revision concerning the recent movement of the psychology from a cognitive behavioral approach, its antecedents, mains suppositions, applies fields that it was had more advances, and some developmental perspectives.

Keywords : Positive psychology; positive emotions; optimism; quality of life; welfare; human strengths.

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