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    Positive psychology is a branch of psychology intended to complement and enhance the other theories of psychology in discovering what drives and motivates us as human beings. It is an evidence-based perspective that focuses on the strengths of an individual, therefore making it a useful model for social workers, as their practice should be a strengths-based approach. Positive psychology is a relatively new theory, which emerged as a reaction to the continual focus of research on the negative…

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    The Value Of Caregiveness

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    really felt rewarded and thankful that I have a great neighbor and someone we can rely on. I think this illustrates relationships are such a vital part in creating positive emotions. This reminds me of the PERMA model developed by Martin Seligman. Having these type of interactions with my neighbor provide a sense of engagement, social connection, and…

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    likely to believe it as well. However, emotional perseverance retained positive feelings toward the celebrity regardless of the source of information. Essentially, people will believe what they want to…

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    themselves. By keeping your confidence levels high you will feel more deserving in your life. Healthy self-esteem is essential for healthy relationships. Having high self-esteem doesn’t guarantee a happy relationship but it helps you to build with the skills necessary to identify what you want and the strength to walk away if something falls short. Relationships are one of the most important areas of life and improving them is very important. Improving your results in this area and finding a…

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    When I think of happiness I think of many different events in my life that have influenced me to feel positive emotions. In the text, researchers score happiness on a three level scale. These three levels are happiness, satisfaction with life, and neuroticism. Happiness can be measured in an emotional state. Satisfaction with life is more of weighing out their situations with alternatives and then assessing whether they are happy with their outcomes. Finally having low neuroticism. A big…

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    amusement, not for medicinal purposes. Although music often is dismissed as pleasure, it should be considered as a therapeutic tool because of its various positive contributions towards a person’s well-being. As the prominent psychologist Martin Seligman briefly puts it, “PERMA is the ingredients to happiness.” PERMA consists of: (1) positive emotions; (2) engagement; (3)…

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    Review of Positive Organizational Psychology Over Recent History Over the past decade, positive psychology has established itself as a sub-discipline of psychology due to its popularity among the common people. The founder, Martin Seligman, describes positive psychology as a science of positive experience, traits, and intuitions that promises to improve the quality of life and prevent the pathologies that occur when life is meaningless. What separates positive psychology with other disciplines…

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    Karma In Bhutan Analysis

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    any of the happy, or unhappy, events to occur. Stephanie Colombo, a student at Sonoma State University, addresses the relationship between thinking and happiness easily, applying it to college. Colombo explains, “It’s like an automatic change. If I really think about something happy, like a B+, I’m less happy. If I think about it too much, I focus more on the negative than the positive” (Colombo). In other words, like the Thai, over-thinking a happy situation decreases her happiness. However,…

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    empathy, understanding and acceptance. This concept believes that people are trustworthy, positive and forward moving (Rogers, 1957). Beginning with infancy people are aware, inner-directed and moving toward self- actualization. (Rogers, 1959) Person-centered theorists believe that each person is able to find personal meaning and purpose in life. For a healthy self to emerge an individual must receive positive regard, which can be love, warmth, care, respect and acceptance. This concept is…

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    In my creation of the list, there were more healing words that were coming to my mind those words that are considered hurting. The question which follows is why have so many healing words come to mind that hurting words. the reason I can attribute to such is because in the recent past my life has been a happy one. This means that the thoughts that have been into my mind are those of the happy moments which gives me no reason to think about hurting words as opposed to healing words, which ideally…

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