Positive Psychology, Well-Being, & Resilience

Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

We know that psychological trauma exists and that it can have devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities. Trauma has impacted us since humans existed, and according to the National Center for ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, COVID, Positive Psychology, Post-Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Stress & Trauma, Treatment

Social Media and Self-Esteem

A recent article published in Science Direct looked at the association between social media use and mental health among adolescents. The impact of social media on mental health is certainly not a ...
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/ / Cyber Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Positive Psychology, Social Media, Social Psychology, well-being

Being a Perfectionist Doesn’t Have to be a Negative

Being a perfectionist gets a bad rap. It is associated with negative outcomes, anxiety and stress. This isn't because perfectionism is bad, but rather the way we approach it is bad. Hurtful ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Growth Mindset, Imposter Syndrome, Perfectionism, Performance Psychology, Positive Psychology, Self-Care

Spotlight on Self-Care

Self-care is the process of reducing stress and ill-being and improving health and well-being. It is about countering the forces that deplete us and building the forces that nourish or strengthen us. Self-care ...
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/ / Positive Psychology, Resilience, Self-Care

Spotlight on Grit

Albert Einstein once said, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." This quote exemplifies the concept of grit. About five years ago, Dr. Angela Duckworth ...
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/ / Grit, Performance Psychology, Positive Psychology

Spotlight on Well-Being: We’ve Come a Long Way since Freud

Just as the world was preparing to enter the 20th century, Sigmund Freud was preparing to shock everyone with talk of unconscious drives focused on sex and aggression. He published Interpretation of ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Freud, Positive Psychology, well-being

Learning to be Optimistic

This article is part of the course THRIVE 102: Psychological Capital or How to Be a Hero. Jump to Course As a human species, do you think we are more naturally pessimistic ...
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/ / optimism, Positive Psychology

Self-Efficacy – How We Can, Not Why We Can’t

This article is part of the course: THRIVE 102 Psychological Capital or How to Be a Hero. Jump to Course The title of this blog post comes from a Ted Talk by ...
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/ / Character Strengths, Positive Psychology, Self-Efficacy

Character Strengths and the Virtuous Life

This article is part of the course THRIVE 103: Activating Strengths in Pursuit of Well-Being Jump to Course The ultimate goal in positive psychology is to help individuals and communities thrive. We ...
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/ / Character Strengths, Positive Psychology, Virtue

Grit – Passion and Perseverance

What makes someone successful? Is it intellect? Education? Physical health? Talent? Maybe luck? According to Dr. Angela Duckworth from the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, it is none of ...
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/ / Accomplishment, Grit, Positive Psychology