PSYC 115 Lecture Notes - Positive Psychology
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This could be changing your beliefs, attitudes, or behavior. When contemplating change in your life, you need to assess where you are now. Do you believe you have the capacity to change : the importance of happiness: A subjective matter: our perceptions and feelings about what we have are crucial in bringing us happiness. Certain things in our life our important overall happiness. This includes: love and satisfaction within our relationships. happiness in the workplace, within family. Happiness is as much as a state of mind as it is life circumstances. Having a positive happy outlook on life can help you achieve happiness much easier. Here are a few suggestions to help you live a happy life: focus on the positive aspects of life, spend quality time with those you love, forgive those who hurt you. Positive psychology: the study of positive emotions and positive character traits: humanistic approach to human growth :
