Editing Positive psychology (section)

=== Psychiatry ===
Positive psychology influenced psychiatry and led to more widespread promotion of practices including well-being therapy, positive [[psychotherapy]], and an integration of positive psychology in [[Therapy|therapeutic practice]].<ref>{{cite book | last1=Linley | first1=P. Alex | last2=Joseph | first2=Stephen | title=Positive Psychology in Practice | publisher=John Wiley & Sons | publication-place=Hoboken, N.J. | year=2004 | isbn=0-471-45906-2}}</ref>

Benefits of positive influences can be seen in practices like [[Psychological intervention|positive psychological interventions (PPIs)]]. It is an intervention designed to promote positive outcomes by implying positive activities such as imposing adaptive personality traits to be praised and encouraged. Research has found that PPIs has the potential to improve medical and psychiatric disorders of individuals with depression<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Seligman |first1=Martin E. P. |last2=Rashid |first2=Tayyab |last3=Parks |first3=Acacia C. |title=Positive psychotherapy. |journal=American Psychologist |date=November 2006 |volume=61 |issue=8 |pages=774–788 |doi=10.1037/0003-066X.61.8.774 |pmid=17115810 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sin |first1=Nancy L. |last2=Lyubomirsky |first2=Sonja |title=Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis |journal=Journal of Clinical Psychology |date=May 2009 |volume=65 |issue=5 |pages=467–487 |doi=10.1002/jclp.20593 |pmid=19301241 |doi-access=free }}</ref> and suicidal levels.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Huffman |first1=Jeff C. |last2=DuBois |first2=Christina M. |last3=Healy |first3=Brian C. |last4=Boehm |first4=Julia K. |last5=Kashdan |first5=Todd B. |last6=Celano |first6=Christopher M. |last7=Denninger |first7=John W. |last8=Lyubomirsky |first8=Sonja |title=Feasibility and utility of positive psychology exercises for suicidal inpatients |journal=General Hospital Psychiatry |date=January 2014 |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=88–94 |doi=10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.10.006 |pmid=24230461 }}</ref> Department of Developmental Services (DDS) did a research on a 52-year-old single gay man with [[bipolar II disorder]] and [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)]] with [[Low self esteem|low self-esteem]]. In addition, there were other focuses of this research: promoting kindness behavior, identifying, and encouraging internal strengths to reach a fulfilling life.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Summers |first1=Richard F. |last2=Jeste |first2=Dilip V. |title=Positive Psychiatry: A Casebook |date=2018 |publisher=American Psychiatric Pub |isbn=978-1-61537-139-6 |pages=103–104 }}</ref> PPIs increases the individuality's purpose with constant strengthen on personality traits and behavior positivity.

[[Psychoanalysis]] can be used to treat mental illnesses such as [[Major depressive disorder|depression]] as it focuses on identifying the conscious and unconscious motivations and behaviors affecting one's life. Treatment using psychoanalysis runs in a longer duration by practicing [[Free association (psychology)|free association]] to promote personal growth.<ref name=":02">{{cite book |last1=Messias |first1=Erick |title=From Depression to Happiness: A Positive Psychiatry Prescription for Life After Depression |date=2019 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-5275-3713-2 |page=36 }}</ref> [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)]], a common type of psychotherapy, focuses on both psychoanalysis and [[Behaviorism|behavioral analysis]]: psychoanalysts focusing on conscious and unconscious motivations, behaviorists focusing on objectively measured behaviors. Therapy such as exposure therapy helps people with specific aspects of depression, or more specific cases like [[Social anxiety disorder|social phobia]].<ref name=":02" />

Positive psychology may assist those recovering from [[traumatic brain injury]] (TBI).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Mills|first1=Ana L.|last2=Kreutzer|first2=Jeffrey S.|year=2015|title=Theoretical Applications of Positive Psychology to Vocational Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury|journal=Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation|volume=26|issue=1|pages=20–31|doi=10.1007/s10926-015-9608-z|pmid=26373862 }}</ref> TBI rehabilitation practices rely on bettering the patient's life by getting them to engage (or re-engage) in normal everyday practices, an idea which is related to tenets of positive psychology. While the empirical evidence for positive psychology is limited, positive psychology's focus on small successes, optimism, and [[prosocial behavior]] promises to improve the social and emotional well-being of TBI patients.