A Reflection On Positive Psychology

I believe that in life you have to have a positive mindset on the things you do. Having a positive mindset will influence the things that you do. If you are constantly being negative then negative things will happen to you, but if you are positive, positive things will happen to you.

A positive environment is an environment which has a happy and friendly feel to it. It is important that a child in a setting feels safe as this will mean they will be happy to continuously come back. If a child sees adults and other children being happy then it will in turn help them feel happy. It is important to focus on the positives in every situation to help build a child’s confidence. For example, even if a child has done something wrong, it is better to turn the situation round and make it positive rather than tell a child off. If a child comes into a setting that has a clear routine of the day, has interesting activities, and happy and smiley people, not only will them make them want to learn, but it will also make them feel as if

In the strength of positivity, an individual is often smiling, praising other people for their accomplishments, smiling and always keeping a positive attitude in every situation (Rath, 2007). The eager for enjoyment in life is very attracting, as an individual with positivity strength views the world in a better place. As this person comes in contact with other people in this world, a positive vibe is transformed into their lives. Even if negative things are happening around this individual, the positivity strength defeats and overcomes the negative energy (Rath,

Positivity is something that I have always been looking for but we all know that one cannot go through life being happy or positive at all times, with so many bad happening in the world or even just people in our lives trying to put us down due to them not being happy about themselves. The way that the strategies of coping are put in my assignment; I thought were perfect for myself due to my interpersonal style.

According to the Center, “Positive psychology is the systematic study of human strength, resilience and qualities that empower individuals and group of people to succeed” (Positive Psychology Center, 2014). Positive psychology’s founders learned through study that people usually place more emphasis on what goes wrong in their lives; they focus on their failures. For instance, divorce, financial obligations, or losing a job. It is imperative to comprehend the characteristics of undesirable experiences in an individual’s life. As an alternative to focusing on failure, focus can be placed on the positive situations in life and understand those are the occasions worth living for. Positive psychology emphasizes strengths and weaknesses, magnifying the positive aspects of life, and healing the effects of negative experiences. Positive psychology focuses on a person’s strengths and the hope of something larger then oneself to lead individuals to a more meaningful

Albert Bandura states “self-efficacy is the belief that one’s ability to influence events that affect one’s life and have control over the way these events are experienced. The theory of self-efficacy is a significant concept in the field of positive psychology since it has a direct relationship with the explanation on how a people’s cognition can affect how they think, behave, and motivate themselves. Albert Bandura presents his views on positive psychology in his chapter “An Agentic Perspective on Positive Psychology”. Albert Bandura states that the concept of self-efficacy is not an ability that certain individuals possess, instead he claims that all persons are capable of utilizing self-efficacy to control their circumstances. In Bandura’s

Positive psychology and coaching psychology appear to have some things in common, which implies that these concepts can take some major lessons from each other. As a result of the things they share in common, positive psychology and coaching psychology have captured the popular psychological imagination (Linley & Harrington, n.d.). In addition, these concepts focus on the enhancement of performance and well-being, which

Positive psychology serves as a preemptive strategy, helps the development of positive societal institutions, and makes students more successful in life on many levels, both personal and societal. Finally, Seligman would argue that positive education has more of a lasting impact by the way of and constructive changes in student behavior.

Positivity is all around life even though in times it may look like it is impossible to see. Being in a positive state is when happiness is attained in someone’s life resulting in a boost of confidence and power. Wanting to just fight for more and get the most out of life is instinctive in society. Trying to get past a certain point just to crave more explains the need for positivity resonance to play out. Seeing a problem in a different way and solving it with skills that would not be thought of to use explains that need to improve life’s content. Seen in Barbara Fredrickson’s writing, “Selections from Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Do and Become”, life experiences certain blockades that limit outlooks on life

According to Peterson (2008), “positive psychology is what makes life most worth living.” Positive psychology is a frame of mind. It is the ability to look at the world, as the glass is half-full and not half empty. It focuses on the positives in your life, not the negative. Most people are resilient, positive psychology capitalizes on this attribute and draws on the great things that occur in your life leading to more fulfilling and productive outcome in your professional

In class on Monday, we had a very engaging presentation on positive psychology and how flourishing shapes our perspective to be the successful young adults we are today. Positive psychology is the study of promotion for successful functioning. Building enabling conditions for a life worth living is vital to being satisfied with our lives and within ourselves. A few enabling conditions for a life worth living for my own perspectives is my resilience, my supportive buffers, and using my signature strength to help others.

In this week’s exploration in history, I watched the Ted Talk on Positive Psychology by Martin Seligman and summarized five main points he makes in the presentation. In this Ted Talk, Seligman talks about why psychology was good, not good, and how it will be good enough. First, let’s pay attention to why psychology is good. Seligman points out that for more than 60 years’ psychology has worked within the disease model and due to this now fourteen disorders are treatable, while two of them are curable. Compare this to sixty years ago when none of the diseases were treatable.

The term happiness continues to perplex psychologists. With the recent study of positive psychology or the study of happiness, psychologists have unintentionally attached a negative connotation to all other emotions. However, all emotions, even the ones coined as negative, are valuable to humans. An analysis of human emotions proves that feelings of sadness, anger, fear, and happiness are equally beneficial to human development because they allow for a safer and more open mind-set.

Researchers theorize the use of positive psychology in the treatment of cancer patients can diminish or eliminate depression. Researchers determined a structured positive psychotherapy program, designed to address the psychological challenges that cancer patients traverse. Breast cancer patients are taxed with medical, physical, emotional, and psychological stresses, that consume their lives. The natural instinct to survive allows patients to override the emotional and psychological fallout of the disease and focus on the eliminating the physical attack of the cancer, with medical interventions. This time proves to be chaotic, overwhelming and stressful; with patients inundated with fear, medical jargon, choices,

The PRP also uses PPIs and the PERMA model to get across the motto of, “Teaching it, embedding it, and living it” to their students. Positive psychology interventions and the PERMA model work in conjunction to create positive feelings, behaviors and thoughts.