What Psychology Can Do For Everyday Life.

Abstract

It was proven that psychology can help us in everyday life by improving communication skills, relationships, and ability to manage stress. It can also help us make better decisions in school, healthcare, and work, and improve mental health and general well-being. Results from different studies demonstrate that people are happier and less depressed after completing exercises targeting positive emotions. Consequently, the ultimate goal of psychology is to make people happier by understanding and building positive emotions, gratification, and meaning. Positive psychology focuses on enhancing wellbeing by studying what makes life worth living, emphasizing strengths, virtues, and positive experiences. It encourages the cultivation of positive emotions, engagement and meaning to improve overall life satisfaction or resilience. Applying positive psychology principles can lead to personal growth, improved relationships, and a more fulfilling life. In this article we focus on the role of positive psychology in the daily lives of children and adolescents suffering from malignancies, diabetes, chronic diseases, and poverty. Enhancing the well-being of the youth is an urgent public health need and concern today. Positive psychology aims to provide a comprehensive scientific knowledge of the human experience and better integrate and complement the illness framework with concepts related to positive mental health and then use them at scale to solve public health issues.