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Psychology1504PositivePsychologyBridgingIvoryTowerandMainStreetTheobjectiveofpositivepsychologyistounitetherigorofacademicresearchwiththeaccessibilityoftheself-helpmovement.Housekeeping•Feedbackorquestions•Incaseofanemergency…•…we’lltakeaPP-break•Powerpointsandvideotapeonwebsite•Activenote-taking•RegularTime-Ins“Wordsarenotthesolemediumofexchangeinteachingandlearning—weeducatewithsilenceaswell.Silencegivesusachancetoreflectonwhatwehavesaidandheard…Inauthenticeducation,silenceistreatedasatrustworthymatrixfortheinnerworkstudentsmustdo,amediumforlearningofthedeepestsort.”TheRoadtoPositivePsychology•HumanisticPsychology(50’s)•TheThirdForce–Reactiontobehaviorism(FirstForce)–Reactiontopsychoanalysis(SecondForce)•LackedrigorousmethodologyAbrahamMaslow(1908-1970)KarenHorney(1885-1952)MeettheGrandparentsAaronAntonovsky(1923-1994)MeettheParentsMartinSeligmanEllenLangerPhilipStoneMeet1504ItisnotmerelyaboutinformationItisalsoabouttransformation•Coveringless;uncoveringmore“Inpursuitofknowledge,everydaysomethingisacquired;inpursuitofwisdom,everydaysomethingisdropped.”LaoTzu“Thesoulgrowsbysubtraction,notaddition.”ThoreauInSearchof“WOW”•Thereisno“WOW”!•MakingcommonsensemorecommonInformationisnotenough“Whatiswrongisnotthegreatdiscoveriesofscience—informationisalwaysbetterthanignorance,nomatterwhatinformationorwhatignorance.Whatiswrongisthebeliefbehindtheinformation,thebeliefthatinformationwillchangetheworld.Itwon’t.”ArchibaldMaCleishInformationisnotenough“Humanisticphilosophy[offers]anewconceptionoflearning,ofteaching,andofeducation.Statedsimply,suchaconceptholdsthatthefunctionofeducation,thegoalofeducation—thehumangoal,thehumanisticgoal,thegoalsofarashumanbeingsareconcerned—isultimatelythe‘self-actualization’ofaperson,thebecomingfullyhuman,thedevelopmentofthefullestheightthatthehumanspeciescanstanduptoorthattheparticularindividualcancometo.Inalesstechnicalway,itishelpingthepersontobecomethebestthatheisabletobecome.”AbrahamMaslowItisnotaboutprovidingdefinitiveanswersconcerningthegoodlifeItisaboutidentifyingtherightquestionsEducationisthequestforinformationandtransformation,andthereforemustbeginwithaquestion.“Themostcommonsourceofmistakesinmanagementdecisionsistheemphasisonfindingtherightanswerratherthantherightquestion.”PeterDrucker“Theonerealobjectofeducationistoleaveamanintheconditionofcontinuallyaskingquestions.”BishopCreightonTheQuestionofQuestionsHowcanwehelpourselvesandothers—individuals,communities,andsociety—becomehappier?ItisnotasurveyofpositivepsychologyItisaselectiveexplorationofthe‘questionofquestions.’•Eclectic•Crossculturalpsychology“[Wewere]alittlesurprisedbytheDalaiLama’sseemingresistancetothenotionofculturaldifferences.”DanielGolemanStudyingOurselves(aswell)“Whatismostpersonalismostgeneral.”CarlRogers“Wemustrememberthatknowledgeofone’sowndeepnatureisalsosimultaneouslyknowledgeofhumannatureingeneral.”AbrahamMaslow“Thereisonething,andonlyoneinthewholeuniversewhichweknowmoreaboutthanwecouldlearnfromexternalobservation.Thatonethingis[ourselves].Wehave,sotospeak,insideinformation;weareintheknow.”CSLewisItisnotEnglish10aorMath55Itisaboutrigorousfun“Iwouldnotgiveafigforthesimplicityonthissideofcomplexity,butIwouldgivemylifeforthesimplicityontheothersideofcomplexity.”OliverWendellHolmes•Adifferentkindofeffort“OnMonday,don’ttellmehowgreatitwas;tellmewhatyou’redoingdifferently.”PeterDruckerFinalProject•20-30minutePresentation–Anytopicwithinpositivepsychology–Writtentext(10-15pagesdoublespaced)–Slides(wordorpowerpoints)•Include:–Referencetoresearch–Optional:stories,filmclips,exercises,etc•Whyapresentation?–Teachingaslearning–Spreadgoodness…WhyPositivePsychology?•Anger:5,584•Anxiety:41,416•Depression:54,040PsychologicalAbstracts(1967-2000)•Joy:415•Happiness:1,710•Lifesatisfaction:2,582Ratio:21/1FocusingonWhatDoesn’tWork“Thescienceofpsychologyhasbeenfarmoresuccessfulonthenegativethanonthepositiveside;ithasrevealedtousmuchaboutman’sshortcomings,hisillnesses,hissins,butlittleabouthispotentialities,hisvirtues,hisachievableaspirations,orhispsychologicalheight.Itisasifpsychologyhadvoluntarilyrestricteditselftoonlyhalfitsrightfuljurisdiction,andthatthedarker,meanerhalf.”AbrahamMaslowPsychologyNeedsHelp•21/1ratioisunhealthy…•…butitreflectsreality–depression10timeshighertodaythan1960–meanagefordepressiontodayis14.5(comparedto29.5in1960)DoesPsychologyNeedHelp?•21/1ratioofstudiesisunhealthy…•…butitreflectsreality–depression10timeshighertodaythan1960–meanagefordepressiontodayis14.5(comparedto29.5in1960)–mentalhealthcrisisoncampusesnationwide(Kadison,2005)–worldwidementalhealthepidemicWhyPositivePsychology?1.Theimportanceoffocusingonwhatworks2.Happinessisnotthenegationofunhappiness3.Preventionthroughcultivatingcapacity1.TheImportanceofFocusingonWhatWorks“TheaimofPositivePsychologyistocatalyzeachangeinpsychologyfromapreoccupationonlywithrepairingtheworstthingsinlifetoalsobuildingthebestqualitiesinlife.”MartinSeligmanReframingQuestions:TheCaseofAt-RiskPopulation•Traditionalpsychology(Post-WWII)–“Whydotheseindividualsfail?”•Positiveps