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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Specialized in Positive Psychology

Sunday, May 13, 2012

The Rise of Positive Psychology

The rise of Positive Psychology has given a new energy to the major of Psychology.  Hitherto, the concentration of a Psychologist has been on the problem rather than on the individual.  Positive Psychology directs the Psychologists to concentrate more on the person than on the problem.  Every one, each human being, is skilled in finding solutions to the problems she/he face.  But most people face inhibitions in practicing these skills due to their experiences of failure.  Or it may be due the insufficiency of experiences.  
Factors those enable an individual to reach potential solutions may be intrinsic and extrinsic to him.her.  The question is if this individual has any awareness bout these factors.  Bringing the person in to awareness is a little bit tough, but not impossible.  Methods that could reorganize the stereotyped mental set of the individual has to be adopted for this (To be continued)