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THE FIRST WORLD CONGRESSTHE FIRST WORLD CONGRESS

ON POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGYON POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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Positivity:The Path to Flourishing

Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina

PositivityRatio.com


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Ones own self is well hiddenfrom ones own self: Of all the

mines of treasure, ones own is

the last to be dug up

-- Friedrich Nietzsche


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Positivity

a.k.a., Positivity Ratio

Negativity


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Languish or Flourish


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How Much Is Enough?

Positivity Ratio > 3-to-1

Fredrickson & Losada (2005). American Psychologist, 60, 678-686.


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The Complex Dynamicsof Human Flourishing

Inquiry / Advocacy

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The Positivity Prescription

Positivity Ratio > 3-to-1



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Negativity is Necessary

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Positivity Opens Us


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The BROADEN Effect

Positive emotions momentarily expand

peoples attention and thinking.


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Testing the BROADEN Effect

Experimental Groups: Contentment

Joy

Neutral Anger

Fear

Dependent Measure: Breadth of Thought-Action Repertoires

Fredrickson & Branigan (2005). Cognition and Emotion, 19, 313-332.


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Evidence for the BROADEN Effect

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Fredrickson & Branigan (2005). Cognition and Emotion, 19, 313-332.


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There is a way of breathing thats a

shame and suffocation.And theres another way of expiring,

a love-breath that lets you openinfinitely.

-- Rumi


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The UNDO Effect

Positive emotions erase the lingering

traces of negative emotions.


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Testing the UNDO Effect Backdrop: Speech Anxiety

Experimental Groups: Contentment

Joy

Neutral

Sadness

Dependent Measure: Duration of Cardiovascular Reactivity

Fredrickson et al., (2000). Motivation and Emotion, 24, 237-258.


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Testing the UNDO Effect Heart Rate**

Systolic Blood Pressure**

Diastolic Blood Pressure**

Vasoconstriction** Pulse Transit Time to the Finger**

Pulse Transit Time to the Ear**

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Evidence for the UNDO Effect

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Positivity SeedsHuman Flourishing


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Positivity Transforms Us


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The BUILD Effect

Over time, positive emotions prompt

growth in personal and social resourcesthat increases well-being.


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Happiness Unpacked

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Cohn, Fredrickson, Brown, Mikels & Conway (in press). Emotion.


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Cohn, Fredrickson, Brown, Mikels & Conway (in press). Emotion.


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Testing the BUILD Effect


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Loving-Kindness Meditation


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CONTEXT: Workplace Wellness Program

RANDOM ASSIGNMENT: 7-week Loving-Kindness

Meditation Workshop vs. Waitlist Control

DAILY: Reports of Positive & Negative Emotions

PRE- & POST-TESTS: Cognitive, Social,

Psychological & Physical Resources

Fredrickson et al. (2008). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1045-1062.


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Does Loving-Kindness MeditationIncrease Positive Emotions?

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Positivity Transforms Us


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Things that are good are good,

and if one is responding to thatgoodness one is in contact with a

truth from which one is gettingsomething.

-- Thomas Merton


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The Broaden-and-BuildTheory of Positive Emotions

Fredrickson (1998). Review of General Psychology, 2, 300-319.

Fredrickson (2001). American Psychologist, 56, 218-226.

Fredrickson (2003). American Scientist, 91, 330-335.


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Be PositiveDont


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There wouldnt be such a thingas counterfeit gold if there were

no real gold somewhere.-- Sufi proverb


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Create the Mindset of Positivity

Be Open

Be Appreciative

Be Curious

Be Kind

Be Real


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Free On-line Tools @PositivityRatio.com

Take 2-min Positivity Self-Test Track Your Positivity Ratio

Chart Effects of Life Changes

Become Mindful of Emotion Triggers


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One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about abattlethat goes oninside people. He said,My son, the battle isbetween two wolvesinside us all.One is Negativity. Its anger, sadness, stress, contempt,

disgust, fear, embarrassment, guilt, shame and hate.The other is Positivity. Its joy, gratitude, serenity, interest,

hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, awe,and above all, love.

The grandson thought about it for a minute and thenasked his grandfather: Which wolf wins?

The old Cherokee simply replied, The one you feed


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