Polystyrene (PS) is a multi-functional material, with excellent mechanical properties, electrical properties, weathering resistance, but also has excellent processing and forming properties. However, polystyrene is a flammable material, and when it is exposed to air, its surface will form an extremely thin layer of flammable substances, which reduces the flame retardant performance of polystyrene to a certain extent. Therefore, flame retardant modification of polystyrene must be carried out to improve its flame retardant performance. The commonly used flame retardants are mainly nitrogen and phosphorus flame retardants and silicon flame retardants. In this paper, several common flame retardant methods of polystyrene are briefly introduced, their flame retardant mechanism is analyzed and compared, and the flame retardant modification methods and processes of different types of polystyrene in the process of processing and molding are discussed.