the science of happiness: positive psychology and you
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Overview of the field of Positive Psychology as well as practical application and exercises for life.TRANSCRIPT
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THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS:
Positive Psychology and You
Brian Smith McCallum, M.S., LPCHelen Kobrin, LPC, CADCNorth Shore Counseling
www.northshorecounseling.com
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PSYCHOLOGY 1.0
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Psychology 1.0 = Mental Illness
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PSYCHOLOGY 2.0
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Psychology 2.0 = Mental Wellness
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“Positive Psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.”
-Martin Seligmanauthentichappiness.org
What is Positive Psychology?
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1. What is the “The Good Life”?
2. What makes life meaningful?
3. What are people’s strengths?
Positive Psychology: 3 Questions
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1. Positive emotions
2. Positive traits
3. Positive institutions
Positive Psychology: 3 Foci
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H = ?
What Is Happiness?
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H = S + C + V H: Enduring Happiness S: Set Point C: Circumstances V: Factors Under Your Control
Seligman’s Happiness Equation
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10%
50%
40%
Happiness
Circumstances Genetics Activities
The Happiness Pie
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Success does not lead to happiness.
Happiness leads to success.
Advantages of Happiness
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Create and Cultivate Happiness
Three Good Things
Mindfulness
Savoring
Gratitude Letter
Strengths in Action
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1. Think of 3 good things that happened.
2. Write them down.
3. Reflect on how and why they happened.
3 Good Things
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1. Write a letter to someone, expressing gratitude.
2. Hand deliver letter to recipient.
3. Read aloud letter to recipient.
Gratitude Letter / Visit
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1. Become aware.
2. Stay in present moment.
3. Notice thoughts and feelings . . . nonjudgmentally.
Mindfulness: A Process
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Sharing with others
Memory Building
Self Congratulation
Absorption
Savoring
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1. What are three objects that I see?
2. What are three sounds that I hear?
3. What are three objects that I can feel?
Mindfulness: Three Senses
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“Everything can be taken from a [hu]man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
- Viktor Frankl
Inspiration
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“… flow – the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.”
-Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi
Find . . . And Go With The “Flow”
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When Challenge Meets Skill
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Discover Your “Signature Strengths”
Wisdom and Knowledge
Courage
Humanity
Justice
Temperance
Transcendence
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Key Resource: Authentic Happiness
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Key Resource: Values in Action Survey
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Live Happy App (Apple / iOS)
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“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”
-John Stockdale, Vietnam POW
Stockdale Paradox