Positive approach

    Cards (7)

    • Three assumptions of positive approach
      Acknowledgement of free will
      Authenticity of goodness and excellence
      Focus on the good life
    • Explain acknowledgement of free well
      Humans are in charge of their own emotions and have free will we are self directing an adaptive we can use our strengths and virtues to enhance our lives
    • Seligman for acknowledgement of free will
      Happiness is not a result of genes or luck but working on own strength and developing these to minimise negativity
    • Diner and Seligman
      Looked into students students who had the strongest ties with family were happier
    • Explain authenticity of goodness and excellence
      Feelings of happiness and goodness are as natural as feelings of anxiety and stress so need equal attention
    • What are the three desirable lives?
      Pleasant life
      Good life
      Meaningful life
    • What is the good life a combination of?
      Positive connection to others
      Positive individual traits
      Life regulation qualities
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