The purpose of this study is to examine the two factor theory of Keyes and
the positive psycho-counseling of Seligman in positive mental health theories as
social welfare plan for mental health and to press the change of the new
paradigm. Progress in social welfare in Korea is required along with the rapidly
changing times.
The high growth in industry of Korea gave us financial safety, but caused us
the highest stress and drained state of mental and brought about the low rank
of happiness index and the first of suicide rate. So it is the urgent problem
about the social welfare to solve the problem of stress and psychological mental
health of the public as well as mental disorder.
But the limited treatments and prevention on the basis of disease model are
now being made in social welfare practice for mental health. Therefore, this
thesis suggests the practical way for cure and prevention of mental trouble and
enhancement of mental health by examining positive mental health.