Positive organizational behavior

Defined as "the science of positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions" (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000, p. 5), positive psychology 's focus is on human thriving and flourishing versus ameliorating pathologies. Positive psychology places a strong emphasis on the significance of goals in human functioning. Not all goals are created equal, however. Research shows that goal orientation—how an individual thinks about and communicates goals—has important consequences on an individual 's life outcomes (Emmons, 2003). Specifically, the extent to which individuals are pursuing approach goals (pursuing positive, desirable outcomes) versus avoidance goals (avoiding negative, undesirable outcomes) appears to have a significant impact on subjective well-being and outcomes (Emmons, 2003). For instance, individuals who strive mostly toward avoidance goals are less likely to attain them, accompanied with an even greater sense of pressure to actually achieve those goals (Emmons,…

Anyone who has ever worked in the school system has probably heard a complaint or two about students’ disruptive behavior. These behaviors interrupt the educational process not only for the students displaying them, but for those around them. The topic of this paper is an article by Lola Vollaire-Thomas, Jamilah Hicks, and Roslin Growe (2011) called “Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: An Interventional Approach to Improving Negative Student Behaviors”. The authors of this article discuss a…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions are being increasingly applied to the treatment of ADHD. Current research has demonstrated its efficacy in adult populations with ADHD, as well as its ability to provide positive behavioral outcomes for children and adolescents with this diagnosis. The success of CBT methods lies in its focus on self-guidance and strategic problem solving (Antshel, Faraone, & Gorson, 2012). In young children, this form of therapy is most successful when the parents are…

“science of mental life” then led to “the scientific study of observable behavior.” After that their focus changed to the growth potential of healthy people. Soon after the cognitive revolution helped psychology find its way back to its early interest which was the study of mental processes. Now psychology is defined as the science of behavior and mental processes. 2. Define behaviorism. Answer: study (1) objective science (2) behavior excluding reference to mental processes. Most…

The basic level of health promotion is the individual level. All other levels of promoting community health such as social, organizational, and national are founded on individuals. Thus, influencing the behavior of an individual is the most effective approach to achieve a healthy community. In addition, most health care employees spend much time and effort interacting with individuals, such as education and counseling, hence, they are well positioned to influence individual health behaviors in a…

evaluation to an employee’s termination is crucial in a company’s discipline. The most affected by the discipline system is the problem workers. Problematic issues include, but are not limited to absenteeism, tardiness, insubordination, bullying, and workplace violence. Adverse effects usually stem from the manager’s reluctance to implement disciplinary measures which may include termination. Therefore, an effective discipline should be aimed at the problem behaviors which requires training…

Positive Behavior Support Systems (PBSS) are composed of a school wide approach using evidence based strategies that focus on effectively decreasing inappropriate behavior, while increasing academic performance and safety (Kincaid, Childs, Blase, & Wallace, 2007). The preparedness of a school is crucial in order to implement an effective Positive Behavior Support System. Preparation for implementation of a PBSS system requires staff buy-in, as well as communication, education of logic, and time…

accomplishment of identified work goals as well as to apply group dynamics processes and principles that are necessary for improving practice. Skills may be developed by the task group specialist such as training, organizational assessment training, consultation, program development and program evaluation. Psychoeducational group use a structured set of procedures within and across group meetings to focus on developing group members affective, behavioral, and cognitive skills. Specialists in…

And sometimes extremally conscientious persons can perform worse then those with lover level of conscientiousness. Study of Judge & LePine, (2007) indicate that extraversion tend to increase levels of impulsive or risk-seeking behaviors, what may result in increased accident and absenteeism. Personality tests may violate the privacy of applicants and discriminate against certain types of applicants. For example, tests can identify candidate with some mental illness such depression, and eliminate…

Introduction John B. Watson described psychology as “that division of Natural Science which takes human behavior—the doings and sayings, both learned and unlearned—as its subject matter”. Early behaviorists inferred that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and until today, behaviorists believe that humans’ actions are shaped by responses to environmental stimuli. However, in 1959, Noam Chomsky’s critical review of B. F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior helped spark the “cognitive…