PSY 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Positive Psychology, Genetic Variation, Psy
7 Dec 2016
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Psy 707- chapter 2 - positive psychology class notes. Topics: martin p. seligman, positive emotions, well-being, mindfulness, love and relationships. Positive psychology: martin p. seligman is credited with formally creating the field, positive psychology is the field of study that examines what people do right rather than what goes wrong. How to make everyone better even if nothing is that wrong . Positive psychology: by studying the positive side of stress we can learn it upside and apply it to our health and well-being. Psychologist have historically focused negative emotions: focusing on the distressed: negative emotions= problems, fewer positive emotions compared to negative ones, positive emotions less distinct from one another (ex. Bliss vs joy and anger vs sadness: focus on how to live an effective life. Positive psychology: not enough to be able to manage stress well, neutral state: managing negative emotions without experiencing positive emotions. To undo the shock, calm you, a relief.
