Comparative study on " Improvement of Quality of Life" from the Viewpoint of Islam and Positivist Psychologists

The improvement of quality of life is assumed as one of the basic topics in the contemporary psychology. Today، plenty of philosophers، sociologists and psychologists have functionalist perspective to the religion، it means instead of rational discussion on religion (realistic approach) or in addition to rational discussion on religion، discuss on effects of results of the theoretical and practical binding to the religion in the mental and social needs. Doubtless، one of the most important duties of prophets particularly the prophet of Islam (Mohammad) is to improve the quality of life beside moral growth and excellence. The objective of this paper is comparative study on this topic on these two bases. The cognitive behavior therapy is a relatively new approach that intends to situate the individual in his biological، social and cultural structure and context and learn health-living to the individual، relying on the principles and rules of different psychological fields and other sciences. The extant study has been applied based on comparative analytical-descriptive survey through collecting the data out of holy Koran and verses as well as psychological books. In this paper، a comparative study has been applied on the treatments based on the improvement of quality of life from the viewpoint of positivist psychologists and religious instructions. According to the perspective of positivist therapists، the man by changing the sensation to past، perspective to the future and quality of experiencing the presence can move his emotions to a positive direction. As well as، in the viewpoint based on religious instructions، he may interpret his experiences truly according to the growth and personal perception principle and nature prosperity and recognition of his existence and God، and in accordance with the signification principle and framing، and finds a positive attitude by deep recognition and knowledge through internal and external integration and based on the internal wealth principle and attention to God and leads his emotions towards the improvement of quality of life. The summary of this study indicated that some instructions of quality of life improvement are common in Islam and psychology، and Islam has presented more stable and precise course of actions.