EDUC10057 Lecture 11: (Week 11) - Future of Positive Psychology
10 Jun 2018
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EDUC10057 – WELLBEING, MOTIVATION, & PERFORMANCE
LECTURE 11 – THE FUTURE OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Criticisms of Positive Psychology:
• Has connotations that the work of other psychologists is ‘negative’
• Is a luxury only for the privileged in our society
• Assumes we must think positive thoughts, cultivate positive emotions & attitudes, play to our
strengths to be happy, healthy, & wise
• Means different things to different people
Future Research Areas:
• Integration with other disciplines
• Toward a systems approach
• Bioecological model of human development
• Trauma informed positive education
• Repairing regulatory abilities → repairing relational capacities → increasing psychological
resources
• Understanding negative phenomena that lead to positive outcomes
Positive Psychology 2.0: (Wong) comprehensive theory to wellbeing that values both positive &
negative emotions. Pillars of: virtue, meaning, resilience, & wellbeing
• Tragic optimism: simultaneously allows for unavoidable pain. Faith in the potential of transforming
tragedies into triumphs. Provides negative motivations that trigger our quest for meaning
• Meaning mindset: rather than happiness mindset
Existential Positive Psychology: sees human existence as inherently positive, & emphasises the courage
& responsibility of living an authentic life. Spiritual.
• Who am I? How can I be happy? What should I do with my life? How do I make the right choices?
Where do I belong? What is the point of striving when life is so short?
Second Wave Positive Psychology
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Document Summary
Lecture 11 the future of positive psychology. Criticisms of positive psychology: has connotations that the work of other psychologists is negative", assumes we must think positive thoughts, cultivate positive emotions & attitudes, play to our. Is a luxury only for the privileged in our society strengths to be happy, healthy, & wise: means different things to different people. Future research areas: toward a systems approach. Integration with other disciplines: bioecological model of human development, trauma informed positive education, repairing regulatory abilities repairing relational capacities increasing psychological resources, understanding negative phenomena that lead to positive outcomes. Positive psychology 2. 0: (wong) comprehensive theory to wellbeing that values both positive & negative emotions. Pillars of: virtue, meaning, resilience, & wellbeing: tragic optimism: simultaneously allows for unavoidable pain. Faith in the potential of transforming tragedies into triumphs. Provides negative motivations that trigger our quest for meaning: meaning mindset: rather than happiness mindset.
