Taking our science, knowledge and arts
about positive psychology, states, feelings and experiences to the next level--
to scientifically explore, elucidate, codify, and create a unified, interwoven,
integrated paradigm which collects together existing models so as to evolve a
useful, practical Positive Science which spawns a collection of tools,
technologies and techniques for optimizing human and social functioning,
performance, health and happiness.
In a world where there are hundreds of thousands of studies and
meetings on what is negative, on what to move away from and eliminate,
experts on what's wrong-- we need a positive vision-- somewhere and
something to move towards. We need to create a science of things positive--
of Positivity.
This site's goal is to get similar minded people connecting, talking,
sharing ideas and energies about what works, about the Positive Sciences
fields-- from psychology and psychoneuroimunology to anthropology,
neurobiology, physiology, education, technology, the arts, entertainment,
sociology, medicine, spirituality. We need to do with the positive arts and
sciences what has been done with computers, software and new technologies--
create commercial incubators for companies which make a viable business of
compassion, caring, happiness, fun, etc.
How far can we go with positive approaches? can we heal anger,
depression, anxiety, fear, etc by solely teaching positive behaviors,
responses, actions, strategies? Or can we boost the strength of interventions
based on treating pathology by adding positive approaches? We know so little
about how far positive efforts alone can go. This is worth exploring.
The Happiness Response. You can buy a digital version of it and get it
immediately by downloading for $20.00
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now
Contact me if you are interested in making something happen, as
a volunteer, fellow searcher, scientist or as someone who can provide funds
to move this field forward. Rob
Kall 215-504-1700
"A man is like a bit
of Labrador spar, which has no lustre as you turn it in your hand until you come
to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors. There is no
adaptation or universal applicability in men, but each has his special Talent,
and the mastery of Successful men consists in adroitly keeping themselves where
and when that turn shall be oftenest to be
practiced."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emotional
Self Regulation and Facial Expression Muscle Measurement and Training.Some detailed discussion of Rob Kall's model of Positive
Emotional Self regulation, smile anatomy, and uses of biofeedback and
smiling in building positive emotional expression and positive experience
skills. Originally published as a chapter in Jeffrey
Cram's book, Clinical Surface EMG Volume 2. and more recently
reprinted in the book, Bioprovleniya, in Russian, co-edited by Mark Shtark
and Rob Kall.
Your positive experiences and the good feelings those experiences produce
are your most valuable assets, your greatest treasures. These positive
experiences, PEs for short, are the basic building blocks for your most
valuable inner strengths. They give you the ability to face adversity,
enthusiastically meet challenges, feel good and confident about yourself.
These are the cherished possessions which enable you to love and to be
loved to be happy and have fun, to be caring, committed, courageous, and
willing to take risks.
So it makes sense to build skills in all aspects of positive experiences
and good feelings. That's the goal of this book-- to pass on to you what
I've learned working with well over 1000 clients, students, workshop
participants, psychologists, psychiatrists, students executives, athletes
and health care workers. Some came with complaints, symptoms and
diagnoses, more came with just an interest in learning how to get more out
of life, more out of the good experiences they were already encountering.
The varieties of Positive Experiences (PEs) include not just times when
you are happy and have fun. but also those character building events where
you experience pain or adversity, yet you find the inner strength to
persevere and ultimately to make things better.
the blue links are free sample chapters.
Chapter 4The anatomy of the positive experience; an operating
manual
Chapter 5 WHOLE BODY SMILING
Chapter 6
Positive Perceptual Filtering.
Taking
Control of Creating A Positive Attitude and A Positive Way to See the World,
Self
Regulation of selective perceptual filtering.
Chapter
7 Build a Positive Experience Memory Bank
Chapter 8 Clone Your Best Moments
Chapter 9 Identify and Eliminate Your Happiness Inhibitors
Chapter 10 Turning Chaos Into Opportunity; Facing Adversity, Problems and
Flaws
Chapter 11 Steer Stress in the Right Direction
Chapter 12 Be Your Own Best Friend; Straighten out your self talk and
behavior
Chapter 13 Map Your Happiness Strategy
Chapter 14 Healing with the Happiness Response
Chapter 15 Happiness and Positive Experience in Your Bottom Line; at work, in
business
The KPEI (Kall
Positive Experience Inventory)
a
partial list of experiences, behaviors, memories, observations imaginings
and fantasies that are heartwarming, uplifting, energizing, or that make
people feel good, happy, ecstatic, joyful, confident, strong, loved,
capable, masterful, exuberant, euphoric, thrilled, excited, inspired,
etc. Use this list to open your eyes to and widen your view of PE
opportunities. Use it to explore your positive experience memory (PEM)
treasures to create a PEM Library. Practitioners use it to help clients
recall past positive experiences and to help identify patterns of activity
or neglect.
