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POSITIVE ASSUMPTIONS
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Mind Map on POSITIVE ASSUMPTIONS, created by Rhiannon Clare M9186 on 01/04/2016.
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POSITIVE ASSUMPTIONS
Acknowledgement of Free will
People are in charge of their own emotions
Have the free will to change how they direct them
Seligman
Happiness
Not a result of good genes or good luck
= recognising our own strengths
Working on developing our strengths and virtues to make our lives better and minimise negativity
................................ED DIENER
Has devoted research and time into finind out about the factors that increase well being and happiness
DIENER&SELIGMAN(2002)
Ties students had to friends and family
Measured in terms of amount of time invested into the relationships
Those who had strongest ties were happier
Highlights that we are in control of happiness in that we can chose to engage in activities that make us happy
Authenticity of Goodness and Excellence
Feelings of happiness and goodness are as natural as feelings of stress and anxiety
Equal attention needs to be assigned to positive states of mine
Seligman(2002)
Belief that traits such as virtues and happiness are less authentic than negative traits and states
Obstecale in psychology
We have signature strengths that we need to nurture to transform our lives
Traits we inherit
Kindness
Generosity
Primary goal
Change philosophy and practice of psychology
Celebrating the good things in life
Magnifying the worst
Focus on the Good Life
Factors that contribute mainly to a well lived life
Seligman distinguished between 3 desirable lives
The pleasant life
Happiness comes from positive emotions in relation to the past, present and future
The good life
happiness comes from pursuing in activities that positively absorb and engage us
The meaningful life
Happiness comes from deep sense of fufilment by living for a purpose for greater than ones self
Starting point is the pleasant life
The next step is the good life
Place of happiness good relationships and work
To achieve this we need to develop our strengths and virtues
Seligman suggest
good life is a combination of
Positive connections with others
Positive individual traits
Life regulation qualities
Seligman encourages people to go further and seek the meaningful life
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