Positive mental attitude

An attitude is how you respond whether in a positive way, or a negative way, to a person; situation; idea; or object. Though most times people think of “attitude” in association to something displeasing or negative (ex. “Why do you have an attitude?”), it can often be about a positive response to something as well. Something I have an attitude towards is puppies, but in this case, this is a positive attitude. The positive, excitement, and joyful attitude I have towards puppies is also known as…

The television promotes the purchase of goods through advertisements. American’s spend an average of 30 hours watching television per week (pg. 109). Within that range, people are exposed to enormous amounts of advertisements. These advertisements influence widespread consumptions of merchandise. In order to demonstrate persuasion in media, I chose four advertisements that portray methods of different persuasions. These ads maximize persuasive impact through peripheral route persuasion,…

This is true in opposite context as well; if an attitude is expressed without confidence then the argument is less persuasive. Secondly, the conversion theory states that in a group the minority has the most effect, and can easily convert the members of the majority to believe in the minority’s cause…

creating, reinforcing, modifying, or extinguishing beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, and/or behaviors within the constraints of a given communication context” (p. 33). Gass and Seiter also estimated that people are exposed to anywhere between an average of 300 to 3000 persuasive messages a day (p. 10). Because these messages are everywhere, Christians cannot ignore them; rather, they have to be conscientious, intentionally sending positive messages to the world. As Jesus says in…

In our group persuasive video assignment there were many ways we used persuasion to persuade the audience, the main two being Iconicity and Problem solution. Iconicity is a way that images are allowed to persuade by functioning as an icon. An icon is a representation of people or things which helps in the persuasive aspect because people are more likely to be persuaded by someone or something well known. Problem solution is having a problem in which you find a solution for. We use problem…

"A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug" Patricia Neal There are many advantages that can be gained by simply thinking positive thoughts. One such advantage is the important role it plays in daily stress management. Our ability to cope with stress is to a certain extent governed by our outlook on life. Generally, the more positive outlook on life that we have, the greater our stress coping ability will be. Is the glass half full or half empty? Your…

Positive Attitude Conflict occurs in everyone’s everyday life. How people chose to respond to conflict is what will end up affecting the outcome. In “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat” and “Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl” there are figures that both show a positive attitude when facing hard times. The best way to respond to conflict is to have a positive attitude. Being optimistic can actually affect a person’s mental health. The Mayo Clinic Staff explains, “Health benefits that positive…

In the dictionary happiness is defined as a, “ Mental or emotional state of well being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.” About forty percent of happiness is controlled by your thoughts and actions, ten percent is determined by your current circumstances, and about fifty percent…

Positive Mindsets are Positive There are many reasons why positive thinking is beneficial such as it maximizes potential, allows new skills to form, and can help people have more success according to the article “How Your Beliefs Can Sabotage Your Behavior” by James Clear. Positive thinking is a mental attitude in which people expect good results and a fixed mindset is the opposite where people think they can’t get better at something. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­To start off, positive thinking is…

Self-compassion is a vital component of one’s mental well-being, leading to a successful and more prosperous life. The role of self-compassion in aiding a person’s growth is being given more precedence in today’s world and is observed as being positively related to mental strength, optimism and personal development. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-compassion and positive mental health in various facets of life, including the ability to recover from failure,…