Positive Psychology Spring 2020

Happiness Activity #1  Happiness Reflection worksheet Activity #2 -- Happiness and Positive Psychology Example of two men who have studied positive psychology. Martin Seligman: Martin  was born in 1942, and is credited as being the ‘father of Positive Psychology’ (The Pursuit of Happiness, 2018). Seligman suggests that there are three kinds of happiness: Pleasure and gratification Embodiment of strengths and virtues Meaning and purpose   In his   book ,   Authentic Happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment , Seligman (2002) says: ‘[Positive Psychology] takes you through the countryside of pleasure and gratification, up into the high country of strength and virtue, and finally to the peaks of lasting fulfillment: meaning and purpose’ (p. 61). Daniel Gilbert Gilbert , a social psychologist, is also referred to as Professor Happiness at Harvard University (Dreifus, 2008). He is ...

Motivation Thursday, February 6, 2020 Activity #1 Journal -- How do you motivate yourself? Students: Name adjectives that describe your experiences in the highly motivated state. (Write on chalkboard.) Group by P and N What's the difference between the two lists? Point out positive motivation produces seeking behavior and negative motivation produces avoidance behavior (page 113). Recall an experience in which you lacked motivation -- were bored, apathetic, turned off.   Raise your hands to indicate which internal state you most prefer experiencing: positively motivated? negatively motivated? unmotivated? Which state do you experience most at school? when you're not in classes?  Activity #2 -- watch video   What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon? Conquered      What did Minda learn?      What is your Ironman? Activity #3 Fifteen ways to motivate yourself and others ... 1. Connect to yo...