Qian and Marla Can optimism be learned According to Martin Seligman the answer is Yes Seligman coined the word of positive psychology which focuses on optimism and happiness rather than on textbook neuroses and perpetual psychological dysfunction ID: 355219
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Learned Optimism
Qian
and Marla Slide2
Can optimism be learned?
According to Martin Seligman, the answer is
Yes
. Slide3
Seligman coined the word of positive psychology, which focuses on optimism and happiness rather than on textbook neuroses and perpetual psychological dysfunction. Slide4
Negative Self-Talk
Pessimism: look at the worst of every
sitution
Catastrophizing
:
ming
the worst of a
situaiton
Blaming: shifting the
responsibiltiy
for circumstances to someone other than yourself
Perfectionism: imposing above-human standards on your self Slide5
Negative Self-talk
Polarized thinking: where everything is seen as an extreme
Should-
ing
: reprimanding yourself for things you should have done
Magnifying: blowing problems out of proportion
Awfulizing
: putting mental processed into a shallow, one-track modeSlide6
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
One technique to convert negative thoughts to neutral thoughts, similar to Ellis’s RET, is called thought stopping
.
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
is used to describe the link between perception/beliefs and their related behaviors
. Slide7
Summary
The acceptance of situation we have no control over is thought to be paramount as a stress management strategy.
Focusing on the positive is reframing the current situation. It is an appreciation of the present moment. Acknowledge the negative. Learn from it, but don’t dwell on it. Focus on the positive aspects and build on them. Slide8
Works Cited
Seaward, B. L. (2004). Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
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