Positive Psychology

The science of happiness


Table of Contents


  • History
  • What is positive psychology?
  • "Happiness"
  • The 3 dimensions of a happy life
  • Life Satisfaction Test
  • Tips for a happy life


History


"The science of Psychology has been far more successful on the negative  than on the positive side"

                                              - Abraham Maslow


Positive Psychology


  1. Improve quality of life

  2. Prevent pathologies


"Happiness"

is hard to define


The Pleasant Life

Increasing positive emotions about
  • the past
  • the present
  • the future


The Engaged Life

Get into the flow


The Meaningful Life

Using the signature strengths to be part of 
something bigger than the self


Self-assessment quiz




What can you do to improve your happiness?



 Be social 




 Exercise 


 

Money? 








 Watch your 

 Attitude! 





Smile like you 

mean it


Sources

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/ppc.sas.upenn.edu/files/ppintroarticle.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBxfd7DL3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1dgn_C0AU

http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a2338?view=long&pmid=19056788

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1095783/People-exercise-work-days-happier-suffer-stress-productive.html

http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/aknin%20norton%20dunn%202009.pdf

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/application_uploads/norton-spendingmoney.pdf

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/msu-sfa022211.php

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/ppc.sas.upenn.edu/files/balancedpsychologyarticle.pdf

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/ppc.sas.upenn.edu/files/positivehealth2008article.pdf

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/sites/ppc.sas.upenn.edu/files/positivepsychotherapyarticle.pdf

http://mina.education.ucsb.edu/janeconoley/ed197/documents/Froh_TheHistoryofPosPsych.pdf

https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling/transcript?language=en

http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow

http://www.simplypsychology.org/perspective.html

http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/martin-seligman-positive-psychology/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Seligman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi

https://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/aaker/pages/documents/ThePsychologyofHappiness.pdf
http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~jessegra/papers/OGKG.inpress.HappinessConcepts.PSPB.pdf

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