forgiveness are basic attributes of positive psychology. Seligman‚ (2002)‚ defines positive psychology as the psychology that is more focused on emphasizing the positive attributes of humans‚ as opposed to focusing on the study of maladaptive characters that human beings have. The pivotal role of positive psychology is to nurture happiness in human beings. The attributes; love‚ hope‚ forgiveness and gratitude help foster this aim in the society. These attributes of positive psychology also help improve
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Abstract The emerging field of positive psychology has gained a lot of interest in the recent years. Positive psychology has been proven to promote happiness in many individual’s lives as well as reinforce their personal feelings of self-worth. The use of positive psychology can be applied to multiple aspects of an individual’s life‚ making it a universal approach to happiness and less stress. One major group of individuals that can effectively carry out the use of positive psychology is athletes.
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A Report on Positive Thinking “How to cultivate it” Positive Thinking Introduction: Positive thinking is a mental attitude. A positive mind anticipates happiness‚ joy‚ health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. A negative mind on the other hand‚ suffers grief‚ depression‚ discomfort and failure. Positive thinking actually means approaching life’s challenges with a positive outlook. It does not necessarily mean avoiding or ignoring the bad things;
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Unconditional Positive Regard is a central concept in the theories of Carl R. Rogers‚ both for psychotherapy and for interpersonal relations. A universal need for positive regard by others appears at about the same time a person begins to experience awareness of self (Rogers‚ 1959). In therapy‚ UPR is a quality of the therapist’s experience toward the client (p. 239). Rogers’ writing sheds light on various aspects of this construct: Unconditional One experiencing UPR holds ‘no conditions of acceptance
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Positive Thinking The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life’s direction. Being positive or negative are habits of thoughts that have a very strong influence on life. Positive and negative are directions. Which direction do you choose? Positive thinking is expecting‚ talking and visualizing with certainty what you want to achieve‚ as an accomplished fact. Riches‚ mediocrity and poverty begin in the mind. Reality is the mirror of your
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To begin with‚ the Cold War wasn’t really a war where fighting occurred between two military powers. However‚ there was a lot of tension between communist countries and the United States. During the Cold War a lot of anti- communist rhetoric erupted. This led to the creation of McCarthyism and the United States involvement in Vietnam. During the Vietnam war‚ hundreds of thousands of American troops were subject to very traumatic experience. Friends dying in front of them‚ near death experiences
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How does the new paradigm of Positive Psychology differ from Traditional Psychology? Traditional psychology appeared to explain the development of mental disorders and provided a framework for the treatment of these disorders or emotional difficulties. This started in the earlier 1900’s with Sigmund Freud‚ but holes began to appear in this first global theory. The theory explained behavior in terms of conditioning and reinforcement. Psychoanalytic theory used to explain emotional problems and
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INTRODUCTION A good attitude or positive attitude is the outward manifestation of a mind that dwells primarily on positive matters. It is a mind-set tipped in favour of creative activity rather than boredom‚ joy over sadness‚ hope over futility. A positive attitude is that state of mind which can be maintained only through conscious effort. When something jars one’s mental focus into a negative direction‚ those who are positive know that in order to bounce back adjustments must be made. THE
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the stage of infancy the influence of a positive attachment can enrich an infant’s behavioural development (Peterson 2010‚ pp.140-150). Erikson (cited in Peterson 2010‚ p.51) theorises that to mould a positive attachment an infant must achieve a balance of the psychosocial stage of ‘trust versus mistrust’. The achievement of this stage combined with the infant’s environment‚ social arena‚ and how infants see themselves as individuals is dependant on a positive attachment. With an understanding of Erikson’s
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Unit 5 – Develop Positive Relationship With Children‚ Young People and Others Involved in Their Care 5.2 (2.1. 2.2) •Explain why positive relationships with people involved in care of children and young people are important. It is important that children and young people are able to have a wide network support‚ building and maintaining positive relationships. Children learn to be strong and independent acquiring skills such as assertiveness and are able to resolve conflict more positively from
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