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