Positive

Psychology AND THE

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Architecture

Psychological

Architecture

1. Mindfulness

FURTHER REFERENCES

Langer, E. J. (1989). Mindfulness: Addison-Wesley/Addison Wesley Longman.

Langer, E. J. (2014). Mindfulness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXixMXDPv6g

IMPROVED

Wellbeing

Creativity

Charisma

Leadership

Productivity

Physical Heath

Learning

Relationships

Self-esteem

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new

landscapes, but in having new eyes.” - Marcel Proust

2. Attitude of GratitudeROCK AN .

BENEFITS

Happiness

Wellbeing

Enhanced relationships

Improved health

Relieves depression

Broadens your mind.

FURTHER REFERENCES

Fredrickson. (2009). Positivity: Top-notch research reveals the 3 to 1 ratio that will change your life: Random House

Goleman, D. (2006). Emotional intelligence: Bantam.

“ROCK AN .

AttitudeOF

Gratitude”

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“To really connect with someone, I first must make place

for them in my heart” - Anonymous

FURTHER REFERENCES

Emmons, R. A. (2007). Thanks!: How the new science of gratitude can make you happier: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Wood, A. M., Joseph, S., & Maltby, J. (2009). Gratitude predicts psychological well-being above the Big Five facets. Personality and Individual Differences, 46(4), 443-447.

3. Turn Towards

Others

“We are all bundles of potential that manifest only in

relationship” – Quantum Physicist

FURTHER REFERENCES

Gottman, J., & Silver, N. (2015). The seven principles for making marriage work: A practical guide from the country's foremost relationship expert: Harmony.

4. Appreciative Inquiry

FURTHER REFERENCES

Cooperrider, D., & Whitney, D. D. (2005). Appreciative inquiry: A positive revolution in change: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

“Any movement, any culture, will fail if it cannot paint a

picture of a world that people will want to go to”

– Martin Luther King

5. Permission

to be Human

Never forget the potential you have to be a pulse of hope

- for yourself, others, nature & the future.

BEING A PULSE OF HOPE

1. Being mindful

2. Rock an attitude of gratitude

3. Turning towards others

4. Inquire appreciatively

5. Permission to be human

What does this look like

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WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Harvard Positive Psychology Lectures – Tal Ben Shahar

The Happiness Hypothesis – Johnathan Haidt

Masters of Applied Positive Psychology - UoM