TR 1070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Daniel J. Siegel, Consilience, Cranial Nerves

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Engagement is not just being into something but being REALLY into something
Flow, being in the moment, time stands still
Engagement=flow
Attention is really concentrated, but it also leads somewhere (builds) skills
are built
Engagement=building (key element of positive psychology)
Meaning - perMa
Seligman defines meaning as "belonging to and serving something that you
believe is bigger than the self"
To belong, serve, or believe in something that is bigger than yourself
"people living a meaningful life are very likely to be happier."
High levels of meaning = fewer negative emotions
Less "negative affect"
High levels of meaning = less "negative depression and anxiety", few problems
with "workaholism…suicidal ideation, and substance abuse" and have less need
for therapy
Having vs. seeking meaning
Having meaning is healthy
But seeking meaning is a mixed bag
Sometimes distressful
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But sometimes has healthy outcomes
Searching builds on itself, developing skills and insights for
individuals that lead to greater horizons of meaning,
satisfaction, positive experiences and relationships, and hope
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Victor Frankl
His "logotherapy" is built on the therapeutic benefits of a continuing
search for meaning
Meaning is the "primary motivational force" in humans
Accomplishments - permA
Often it is not the wealth, success, or fame that drives people but an autotelic
"winning only for winning's sake." (seligman)
Indeed some, the "accumulators", build their lives around winning, sacrificing
other things that generally make people happy
4/17 Lecture
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
2:01 PM
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Often it is not the wealth, success, or fame that drives people but an autotelic
"winning only for winning's sake." (seligman)
Indeed some, the "accumulators", build their lives around winning, sacrificing
other things that generally make people happy
Positive Psychology: Major Research and Findings
Control of attention (savoring and mindfulness) correlated with happiness
Savoring (mindfulness) paying attention improves experience
Being in the present
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Wine ???
Gratitude
Thankfulness/Gratitude correlated with happiness
Forgiveness (Mcullough, Pargament, & Thoresen, 2000)
Thoughtful self-reflection (King, 2001)
Being aware of what is going on inside you
How you feel etc.
The Sacred Emotions
Faith and Hope correlated to happiness
Charity correlated to happiness
Charity/generosity: one of the best things a person can do to increase one's
quality of life is to help others increase their level of happiness and life
satisfaction. This applies to people at all levels of income and psychosocial
adjustment
Compare with 19th century disinterested benevolence
People's happiness makes you happy
Memory and happiness-recall a positive experience
The greatest increase in happiness comes from simply reliving happy
memories
Intensity vs Frequency of Positive experiences
Not the intensity of pleasurable experiences but the frequency that
matters most
"frequency is actually more important than intensity"
Consistently feeling moderate subjective well being has a more beneficial
effect than an occasional experience of bliss
Leisure correlated with happiness
Subjective well being is associated with time affluence across all income
levels
Having more time is more important than having more money
Play: recent interest in adult play and the value of adult playfulness
Stuart Brown (founder of National Institute of Play)
Argued that adults need to play in order to develop emotionally,
socially
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