authenticity of goodness and excellence

• this assumption suggests that psychology has become too focused on negative aspects of personality, and fixing what was wrong with people.
• this is an unbalanced view, as in reality, the positive aspects of a person's personality commonly exceeds that of the negative.
• therefore, it is just as important to research and support individuals who are "ok," as by focusing on positive traits and self-improvement, we can view human behaviour in a much more positive way.
• the theory of signature strengths (Martin Seligman, 2002), suggests that there are 24 character strengths, and that all individuals have all of these strengths in different degrees, which should be encouraged to nurture and develop them to improve their own well-being.