Humans are in charge of their emotions so have free will. Happiness is a result of recognising our own signature strengths
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What is Assumption 2 of the positive approach?
Authenticity of goodness and excellence
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What is the Authenticity of goodness and excellence?
Positive traits are as authentic as negative ones. Celebrating the good in life. Focussing on developing positive traits
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What are the signature strengths?
Character strengths are most essential to who we are. For example, kindness, generosity and humour
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What does authentic mean?
That it’s true
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What is Assumption 3 of the positive approach?
Focus on the “ Good life”
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What is a pleasant life?
Positive emotions and daily satisfaction
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What is the good life?
Pursuing activities that involve our strengths
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What is a meaningful life?
Sense of fulfilment by living for a purpose greater than oneself
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What does Seligman suggest the 3 elements for the good life are?
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What is Component 1 of mindfulness?
Gaining control of thoughts
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What does Gaining control of thoughts (C1) include?
Staying in the present, awareness and acceptance of negative thoughts as well as reflecting and noticing automatic negative thoughts
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What is Component 2 of mindfulness?
Meditation and mindful breathing
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What does Meditation and mindful breathing (C2) include?
Teaches breathing techniques and how to process internal experiences and recognise the impermanence of negative thoughts and feelings. Eg. formal, guided or personal meditation
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What is Component 3 of mindfulness?
Informal practices of mindfulness
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What does Informal practices of mindfulness (C3) include?
In daily life, paying attention to what you are doing, staying present and break from unhelpful thoughts of past/future.
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Examples of mindfulness
Meditating, Yoga and Bodyscan
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Examples of mindfulness
Meditating, Yoga and Bodyscan
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What is body scan?
When a person diverts their attention to bodily sensations working systematically through the body.
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Effectiveness of mindfulness PART 1
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Effectiveness of mindfulness PART 2
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Ethics of mindfulness
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Weaknesses of mindfulness PART 1
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Weaknesses of mindfulness PART 2
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Aims of Myer and Diener 1995
The aim of this research is to answer these questions: Who are the happy people? What traits are related to happiness? What elements should be a part of theories of happiness?
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Methodology of Myers and Diener 1995
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Findings of Myers and Diener 1995 PART 1
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Findings of Myers and Diener 1995 PART 2
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Findings of Myers and Diener 1995 PART 3
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Findings of Myers and Diener 1995 PART 4
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Card 2
Front
Humans are in charge of their emotions so have free will. Happiness is a result of recognising our own signature strengths
Back
What is the Acknowledgement of free will?
Card 3
Front
Authenticity of goodness and excellence
Back
Card 4
Front
Positive traits are as authentic as negative ones. Celebrating the good in life. Focussing on developing positive traits
Back
Card 5
Front
Character strengths are most essential to who we are. For example, kindness, generosity and humour
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