Positive psychology

In the article “The Happy Secret to Better Work”, Shawn Achor talks about the reality of being happy and what it can do to your career. Achor relates happiness and positivity to a theory called positive psychology which is an outlook that can help people in the long run of their careers. Achor talks about happiness and how being creative and different can help their lives having skills in a variety of things. Achor wants people to fulfill their potential and succeed in life at their careers…

How many times a day do we let small, irrelevant things get to us, causing us to complain and seem like the Debby Downer of our friend group? I for one will agree that I have a problem with complaining about things that don’t even matter really. I complained so much, I never really noticed I was doing it. P.M Forni is an Italian award-winning professor at John Hopkins University and a graduate of the University of Pavia. One of his biggest achievements is his book Choosing Civility: The…

respect, including the connections and exchanges with one another that bring about fairness. I would say that I create the SCARF Model in my workplace by always avoiding situations where I have no choices and trying my best to influence others in positive…

Martin Seligman is the pioneer of Positive Psychology not because he has a systematic theory about why happy people are happy, but because he uses the scientific method to explore it. Martin Seligman found that the most satisfied people were those who had discovered their unique combination of "signature strengths," such as humanity, temperance and persistence. His vision of happiness is combined with the virtue ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Aristotle with modern psychological theories of…

own life they have adapted to situations and survived in a harsh environment. This activity was used to enhance coping skills and it was a fun way to engage them in an expressive activity. I liked that activity because it allowed me to facilitate a positive group discussion and environment, which is an important energy a leader should be able to provide for a group. During our problem based learning class each member was made to be the leader for the week. My responsibility for this week was to…

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer. Happiness is a topic that has been debated by scientists and by regular members of society. Last month, I spoke about the effects of happiness with my sister and if it helps better your life. Happiness has been studied for scientific purposes and for philosophical meaning. Some researchers do find or believe that success can lead to happiness.…

The inspiration for this question is a video commercial that showed a man being selfless and kind, and though he did not have much, he had the joy he brought people through being kind. This video allowed the question to arise what is kindness. This question is the question chosen for research. When starting research, there is not much information on definitions or studies of kindness. Through researching under the topic kindness there needs to be more research done on this topic for future…

Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness is a self-help type of book written by writer and teacher of positive psychology, Tal Ben-Shahar. He is also a consultant, expert on organizational behavior, and teaches an extremely popular course on “happiness” at Harvard University. In Choosing the Life You Want, Ben-Shahar wants to help you do exactly that—choose the life that you want to live. It is important to note that the book is comprised of about 102 chapters, although each is…

Experimental Social Psychology, “people who report having had less affectionate or nurturing interactions with their parents or a lack of guidance and structure may have lower implicit as well as explicit self-esteem ”(2). DeHart,Pelham, and Tennen tested out their theory to see if there is a correlation between parental interactions and self esteem. To do so, they questioned two hundred and nineteen students in their early twenties. As a result of the experiment, those who have a positive…

A leader comes in various forms and in most notably recognized as a person in charge such as a boss of other people. A common idea is that leadership involves influencing the attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and feelings of others in order to get something done. However, just because an individual is in charge doesn’t necessarily mean that other people will listen or follow ones command. To further add to the fact that not all leaders are followed, not all leaders are male ones at that. This study…