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Positive Psychology Interventions

Positive Psychological Interventions (PPIs) are theoretically grounded and empirically validated instructions, activities, and recommendations designed to enhance well-being (Lomas, Hefferon & Ivtzan, 2014). Moreover, PPIs focus on using positive emotions and strengths to achieve or boost well-being. Numerous research projects have shown that concentration on positive characters and strengths is linked to health benefits and the well-being of people in various domains of life (Kobau, et al., 2011).

Kobau and her colleagues (2011) asserted that working on positive emotions (and character strengths) could be considered as an independent technique for improving (or restoring) our mental health and wellbeing. They point to the fact that positive psychology's strength-based (asset-based, or abundance-based) approaches offer new opportunities for promoting mental health and boosting psychological resilience.

Another important aspect of PPIs is that we can work with our mind (or on our mind) to make our lives better and enhance our well-being (Lomas, Hefferon & Ivtzan, 2014). An example is dealing with pain in a non-reactive way, which was the basis of the first mindfulness intervention (MBSR) designed for people with chronic pain (Kabat-Zinn, 1982).

Scope and Flexibility of PPIs Before positive psychology (1998), there were hardly any scientifically scrutinized therapies for increasing happiness (both in a hedonic and eudaimonic sense) as a vital health-giving concept. But after the turn of the century, research in the field of positive psychology gave rise to a flurry of empirically validated Positive Psychological Interventions (PPIs) that were designed to enhance personal qualities, as well as promoting recovery and relief from pain, discomfort, and agony (Parks & Schueller, 2014).

In 2005, Duckworth, Steen, and Seligman declared at least a hundred positive psychological interventions. Later, Sin and Lyubomirsky (2009) conducted a meta-analysis of fifty-one PPIs that were studied scientifically. Nowadays, there are hundreds of positive psychological interventions available to practitioners and therapists.

PPIs can easily be adopted by therapists and practitioners working in other areas of psychology and by professionals such as coaches, counsellors, and social workers to enhance the personal qualities and strengths of their clients. Increasingly, PPIs are also used in clinical settings with remarkable results. Examples can be found in using PPIs as assistive interventions in helping to treat mental illnesses (Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009). They can also be used by people who prefer to follow scientifically-based self-help recommendations.

In the next section, you find a list of the most frequently used groups of PPIs that practitioners can choose (based on suitability assessment) for their clients.