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Positive Psychology is a theory that seeks to study the positive aspects of human beings with the aim of making people's lives more rewarding and preventing illness or promoting health. The aim of the research in this book was to investigate how the main aspects studied by this psychological approach, such as positive emotion, engagement, meaning, positive relationships, positive achievement, resilience and optimism, appear in people's accounts of their experiences and how they define happiness. Interviews were conducted with 10 university students, using the qualitative research method. It was also possible to study the term happiness throughout history and see how today's societies have been influenced by thinkers of the past and how the concept has changed to arrive at the definition that is used today, which was greatly influenced by the Enlightenment thinking of the 18th century. The results of the study show that all those interviewed seek happiness in their own way, but in accordance with the essential principles of the study, especially the connection with purpose, importance and positive feelings.
About the author
Letícia George Camalionte has a degree in Psychology from PUC-SP and a degree in Pedagogy from the University of São Paulo. In 2015, after interning at Disney and being enchanted by the joy of the thousands of visitors, she began to reflect on the theme of happiness. This book is the result of her research, which was awarded top marks at PUC. She currently works in the clinical field.
