(October 5, 2017 at 1:39 pm)Bahana Wrote: This seems to be a popular approach in a lot of the books I'm reading. When I used to go to counselors in the 90s they didn't seem to use this as much. They did the old "I'm here to let you listen to yourself" stuff. I think it may have been better if they would have offered more suggestions. Anyone here have a background in Psychology who has studied this more in depth? What is your view on it? The books promoting it say that it is backed by multiple studies but I haven't heard much from the other side.
To be honest, I haven't heard the term before, but I think a lot of the ideas have already been implied in other kinds of therapy: couples / family counseling, music therapy for handicapped or elderly, etc.
HOWEVER, (after like 10 minutes googling and reading the wikipedia entry) it seems to me that participation in a Christian institution might relate well to positive psychology, but fairly deliberately foster delusion.
I'd also be curious what if anything PS has to do with chemically-rooted issues like bipolar disorders or depression.