Positive psychology

Martin Seligman started with a brief history of psychology. The last half century, psychology worked inside the disease model. Some successes include: making fourteen of the disorders treatable and two are curable. In addition, the science of mental illness concepts developed and psychologists invented drug treatments to solve certain mental disorders. Unfortunately, psychology made three critical mistakes: psychologists and psychiatrists became victimologist forgetting people had freewill;…

incompatible. Although the film presents the lives of happy individuals, it also presents ways a person can evolve their personalities, and ways how they look at how their environment flows around them. Positive psychology leads an individual to understand the values and health benefits of positive thinking, which can lead to a less stressed environment for the individual. My perspective on happiness is that it creates a self-realization of our notations which helps us recognize happiness and…

them. In the article, “The Journal of Positive Psychology” by Daryl Van Tongeren and his colleagues conducted an experiment in which they asked people on how frequently they engage in altruistic behaviors and how meaningful their lives feel. Those who were more altruistic reported greater sense of purpose and meaning in their lives. Over all, people who contribute more to their community and others frequently have a higher self-esteem and have a more positive outlook on their life. Their is a…

The psychology of happiness and wealth really has more to do with how you communicate with yourself than any outside force. Most people think that the money comes first - then the happiness. But, contrary to popular belief, money is a byproduct of happiness. Tony Robbins speaks of the five keys to wealth and happiness, listed below. And, when you examine successful people who are not only monetarily wealthy but also fulfilled in their life, you will notice that the following five elements have…

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…

alternatives: (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) disagree and (4) strongly disagree” (Mohanty, 2014). Income, which was the total family income, was recorded each time as well as the individual’s attitude by responding to the statement, “I take a positive attitude toward myself,” with (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) disagree and (4) strongly disagree” (Mohanty, 2014). By using a numerical value for each response it became much easier to interpret the results when using these categorical…

side to the abstract idea of happiness and meaning. The rhetorical device of ethos is used by Smith to create the sense of credibility throughout the article. By providing references from researchers and a study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, the…

destructive comfort eating behavior. While I did not accomplish this goal this semester, I will continue to work towards it during the summer. I hope that throughout the semester I have built up my mental hardiness enough that I can create eating positive eating habits during the summer given that I will have more will power to exercise when trying to avoid emotional…

longing of an experience that makes it a positive and happy experience. James Hamblin brings to light how humans really achieve true happiness with the use of his research, experts and the tools of logos, ethos and pathos.…

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have” Socrates. What a powerful quote. Think about it for just a moment, how many times do you go through your day and truly do not give a thought to all the little things in your life. Until now I felt that being thankful for small things in life was enough. I would think “people in my life know I love them and that I thankful for everything they are to me”, but do they really? It is my new…