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Todd Kashdan: The Problem with Happiness
Asked what is the fundamental objective of life, the vast majority of people answer quickly and definitively -- happiness. Their lives are organized around trying to be happy. Sounds good, right? Sounds even better when you read about the scientific benefits linked to happiness. |
Warren Davies: What is Happiness?
How would you define happiness? Is it an emotion? A state of mind? A decision? Is it a reaction to things that happen to us, like pain, or is it something we can create |
 Ash Rehn: Using Life Metaphors in Gay Counselling & Psychotherapy Metaphors provide a way for clients and therapists to work in partnership in counselling and psychotherapy. This article examines the use of metaphors in gay counselling to assist clients to come to their own interpretations and start finding answers and solutions to problems about relationships, friendship and trust. 1  |
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Ash Rehn: A Starter Conversation for Problems with Alcohol.
When faced with an alcohol problem many people describe themselves as sick, diseased or alcoholic. This article offers an alternative way of thinking about problem drinking by considering the power of alcohol and the opportunity to change the relationship one has with alcohol. |
Rob Kall: Positive Perception: Learn to See the World You Want: Self Regulation of selective perceptual filtering
Taking Control of Creating A Positive Attitude and A Positive Way to See the World, |
Warren Davies: Positive Priming Priming is a phenomenon where being exposed to a certain stimuli makes a particular response to a second stimuli more likely to happen. For example, smelling the freshly baked bread when you walk into a store makes you more likely to buy some bread. |
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Warren Davies: "You can do anything you set your mind to" Vs "Stick to your strengths"
What exactly does it mean to say "You can do anything you set your mind to"? It's a tribute to the power of dedication, persistence, and time, or course. It means that even against all odds, these three pillars will support your success; all you have to do is try hard enough for long enough. |
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Articles For Tag "Positive Psychology" |
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