Thursday, February 23, 2012

Positive Psychology Helps Kids with Separation Anxiety

September 9, 2010

Around the country, kids have been heading back to school, and those first few weeks can be extremely stressful for some children. Separation anxiety, jangled nerves, and fears about success at school can make it difficult for kids to leave the house with a smile, but in some cases, the condition can become severe enough [...]

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Mindfulness Training Improves Well Being in Teen Boys

September 7, 2010

Cambridge University researchers have discovered an application of positive psychology that vastly improves teen boys’ level of self-esteem and sense of well-being. Called mindfulness training, the researchers worked with 155 volunteer participants – 14 and 15 year old boys who spent four weeks learning mindfulness techniques.
Professor Felicia Huppert, who led the study on behalf of [...]

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China Embraces Positive Psychology

September 7, 2010

China is embracing Positive Psychology as a way to remain culturally intact and centered on community rather than the more Western ideal of profit. Psychologist Kaiping Peng, the founder of the Program for Advanced Study in Psychology, wealth is dominating the minds of many younger Chinese.
Peng says, “We want to switch the focus in China [...]

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Positive Emotion Leads to Better Physical Health

September 4, 2010

Positive psychology is an approach that helps people identify and learn ways to achieve better life satisfaction. The definition of positive psychology as developed by Seligman is explained as “the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.”
Positive psychology may be a purely psychological endeavor, but recent research into [...]

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