Positive psychology offers approaches that go beyond reducing ethics and morality symptoms toward building the conditions for genuine flourishing.
PERMA and Ethics and Morality
Martin Seligman's PERMA model identifies five elements of wellbeing relevant to ethics and morality:
- Positive emotions: Deliberately cultivating joy, gratitude, and pleasure alongside ethics and morality treatment
- Engagement: Flow states that create absorption and counter ethics and morality
- Relationships: Quality connections that buffer against ethics and morality
- Meaning: Purpose that persists despite ethics and morality
- Achievement: Progress toward goals, even while managing ethics and morality
Signature Strengths and Ethics and Morality
Research shows that using your top character strengths in new ways is a robust ethics and morality intervention. The VIA Character Strengths survey identifies your strengths.
Integrating Positive Psychology with Ethics and Morality Treatment
Positive psychology doesn't replace ethics and morality treatment — it complements it. Treating ethics and morality removes obstacles; positive psychology builds the structure of a fulfilling life.