Positive Psychology - Strengths

At college today our MAPP class completed a SWOT Analysis for Positive Psychology. Here's a summary of what we thought are its greatest Strengths (not necessarily in priority order) :

• Evidence-based
• Universal - applies to all cultures and all life-stages
• Captures the public imagination
• Provides a common language
• Deals with real-life issues
• Brings together diverse fields, such as economics, politics, design and philosophy
• Goes beyond the "medical model" of traditional psychology
• Underpins sustainable development
• Bridges academia and real world
• Acknowledges the negative in human experience
• Gives us resources
  

I'll post some further info on the SWOT over the next few days.

Thanks to:

Lucy, Francesca, Claire, Paul, Emily, Charlotte, Elena, Melody, Sam, Valerie, Eleni, Cassie & Ilona for their input, and to Dr Carol Craig & Nic Marks for suggesting the exercise.

Image: Editor B