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