CORE VIRTUE – HUMANITY – Tending and befriending others. I. Love: Loving individuals value close relationships with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated. Love can be expressed toward those we depend on, toward those who...
CORE VIRTUE – COURAGE – Exercising the will to accomplish goals in the face of external or internal opposition/ I. Bravery [valor]: Bravery is the capacity to take action to aid others in spite of significant risks or dangers. This strength allows...
CORE VIRTUE – WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE – The acquisition and use of knowledge I. Curiosity [interest, novelty-seeking, openness to experience]: Curiosity is taking an interest in all of ongoing experience. It involves actively recognizing and pursuing...
The VIA Character Strength survey was rolled out from the labors of Dr. Christopher Peterson and Dr. Martin Seligman. The VIA, Virtues in Action survey is a 240 question survey that is a classification of positive human strengths, opposing the depiction of human...
Mindfulness is a state of mind, a philosophy, a practice, and a way of being in the world. Mindfulness is the conscious way we capture moment to moment experiences through heightened awareness of sense sensations, feelings, and detail the processing of influencing...
The Broaden and Build Theory of positive emotions is the brain-child of evolutionary psychologist Barbara Fredrickson 1,2 .The theory describes how the 10 positive emotions of joy, serenity, amusement, awe, pride, gratitude, interest, inspiration, hope, and love are...
What is a strength? Well it’s something we’re good at isn’t it? Well, yes AND no, a strength is more than just something that we’re good at. A strength can also be carrying out a task that comes naturally to us and at the same time provides us with satisfaction when...
Positive intervention has always been approached with caution and explanation regarding that actual intent and application. First, positive interventions are not an exclusive substitute for other types of therapy that might benefit from tandem application. Second,...
Positive Emotions have been extensively studied by evolutionary psychologist Barbara Fredrickson. Their role in the lives of our ancestors, she argues, was one which fuelled survival. The evolutionary benefits of negative emotions in evoking the ‘fight or flight’...
Just from looking at the title, you are probably assuming that in the Positive Psychology world optimism is a main-stay in the diet. Yes, optimism does have benefits related to well-being. However, we also know that it can be overdone and that pessimism rightly has a...