> psychology is almost fully focused on pathology The study of "positive psychology" was conceived to address this shortcoming. However, I'm not sure how much

> psychology is almost fully focused on pathology The study of "positive psychology" was conceived to address this shortcoming. However, I'm not sure how much it has influenced/improved the field of psychology as a whole. > Positive psychology began as a new domain of psychology in 1998 when Martin Seligman chose it as the theme for his term as president of the American Psychological Association. > It is a reaction against past practices, which have tended to focus on mental illness and emphasized maladaptive behavior and negative thinking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology