Reflection and Application of Positive Psychology Principles

Part 1: Measurement and Reflection on Well-Being

Write a 2 page paper reflecting on what you learned when completing a measurement related to well-being and how you can apply that to your life.

For this part, complete the following activities in the piece.You are encouraged to record your personal reflections (thoughts) and insights (things learned or relearned). These notes will help you complete the part .

Click the link to go to the Positivity Ratio assessment website.php and complete Barbara Fredrickson's "two minute" 20-item online part of the intensity of several groups of emotions you may have felt over the last 24 hours. Submit your answers, then a half-page report is produced showing your positivity score, your negativity score and your positivity ratio (positive score divided by your negative score) for the last day. For example, if your positivity score was 9 and your negativity score was 2, then your positivity ratio would be 4.5.

Fredrickson's research suggests that people whose positivity ratio is 3.0 or higher are flourishing while those with ratios below 3.0 (80% of U.S. adults) may be languishing or worse. Because this assesses your emotions for only the last 24 hours, more meaningful results can be obtained by completing this part on several days and looking for emotional trends or the impact of significant events in your life.

After reviewing the results of your Positivity Ratio, consider the following questions. You may want to take detailed notes as it may help you complete your Happiness and Well-Being Reflection Paper.

How was this activity meaningful to me?
Was this activity uncomfortable or challenging for me to complete? Why or why not?
What did I learn (or relearn) about myself as a result of this activity?
How can I incorporate information from this activity into my personal or professional life?

Organize your paper, using the following headings to ensure that you address each element of the part.

Activity Summary

Describe the measurement you are focusing on for this part .

Summarize and explain your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what you learned from this experiential learning activity. What did you learn about yourself or others?

Relationship to Positive Psychology

Explain how this experiential activity is related to optimal human functioning. How does this activity demonstrate the principles and concepts of positive psychology?

Application to Personal or Professional Issues

Summarize how you would apply what you learned from this activity to your personal or professional life.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.
Number of References: Your paper should include at least two properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer-reviewed scholarly journal article from the Capella library).
Length: 2 double-spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.

Review the Happiness and Well-Being Reflection Paper Scoring Guide for

By successfully completing this part , you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and part criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the relationship among positive experiences, positive traits, and optimal human functioning.

Explain how a particular activity demonstrates the relationship between experiential activities and optimal human functioning.

Competency 2: Apply concepts of positive psychology to real world situations.

Explain reflections and insights related to experiential learning activities.

Part 2: Reflection on Creative Thinking Activity and Character Strengths

Apply concepts of positive psychology to personal or professional situations.

Competency 5: Write using a clear purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.

Address part purpose in a well-organized text with appropriate tone and grammatically sound sentences.

Use APA style formatting in citations and references.

Write a 3 page paper reflecting on what you learned when completing a positive psychology activity, how it relates to optimal human functioning, and how you can apply that to your life

In Section 2, complete Activity 2.1 VIA Survey of Character Strengths. https://www.viacharacter.org/
In addition, complete the following activity

For this activity, consider the following questions and record your thoughts (reflections), your best guess at the answers, and any insights about yourself that you learned from the activity:

Married: A man who lived in a small town in the United States married 20 different women of the same town. All are still living, and he never divorced any of them. In this town polygamy is unlawful; yet he has broken no law. How is this possible?
Magician: A magician claimed to be able to throw a ping pong ball so that is would go a short distance, come to a dead stop, and then reverse itself. He also added that he would not bounce the ball against any object or tie anything to it. How could he perform this feat?
Calendars: Calendars made in England do not show Lincoln's birthday. Do these calendars show the fourth of July? Explain.
Unlisted: There is a town in Northern Ontario where 5% of all the people living in the town have unlisted phone numbers. If you selected 100 names at random from the town's phone directory, on average, how many of these people selected would have unlisted phone numbers?
Safari: While on safari in the wild jungles of Africa, Professor White woke one morning and felt something in the back pocket of her shorts. It had a head and a tail but no legs. When White got up she could feel it move inside her pocket. White however showed little concern and went about her morning rituals. Why such a casual attitude toward the thing in her pocket?

After completing the Creative Thinking Activity, you may locate the answers to the questions by searching for the items on this list of creative questions: Test Your Creativity: 5 Classic Creative Challenges. Review your results and then consider the following questions. You may want to take detailed notes as it may help you complete your Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity Reflection Paper.

How was this activity meaningful to me?
Was this activity uncomfortable or challenging for me to complete? Why or why not?
What did I learn (or relearn) about myself as a result of this activity?
What can I incorporate from this activity into my personal or professional life?

Organize your paper, using the following headings to ensure that you address each element of the assessment.

Activity Summary

Describe the activity you are focusing on for this assessment.

Summarize and explain your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what you learned from this experiential learning activity. What did you learn about yourself or others?

Relationship to Positive Psychology

Explain how this experiential activity or the character strength it represents is related to optimal human functioning. How does this activity demonstrate the principles and concepts of positive psychology?

Application to Personal or Professional Issues

Summarize how what you learned from this activity and the study of character strengths for this assessment may be applied to personal issues in your life or professional issues as in an educational or work setting.

Analyze the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons) of applying what you learned or the character strengths studied to the personal or professional issues.

Include supportive research findings related to these topics (at least one scholarly peer-reviewed article in addition to supporting information from a textbook or a professional source). Be sure to cite and reference all scholarly sources.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.:
Number of References: Your paper should include at least two properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and at least one peer-reviewed scholarly journal article from the Capella library).
Length: 3double-spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.

Review the Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity Reflection Paper Scoring Guide for details on how your paper will be graded.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Explain the relationship among positive experiences, positive traits, and optimal human functioning.

Explain how a particular activity demonstrates the relationship between experiential activities or character strengths and optimal human functioning.

Competency 2: Apply concepts of positive psychology to real world situations.

Explain reflections and insights related to experiential learning activities.

Part 3: Application of Positive Psychology in a Social Issue

Apply concepts of positive psychology to personal or professional situations.

Competency 3: Apply research findings to topics in positive psychology.

Support analysis with research findings related to topics or issues.

Competency 4: Analyze the strengths and limitations of applied positive psychology.

Analyze the strengths and limitations of applying character strengths to personal or professional issues.

Competency 5: Write using a clear purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.

Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text with appropriate tone and grammatically sound sentences.

Click the link to go to the VIA Institute on Character where you can quickly register for free and gain access to the VIA Survey of Character Strengths. Once registered, complete the assessment in about 10 minutes. A free report is then produced showing your strengths in rank order. More in-depth reports are available for purchase.

After reviewing the results of your VIA Survey, consider the following questions. You may want to take detailed notes as it will help you complete your Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity Reflection Paper.

Do I feel the assessment adequately and accurately gave me input on my character strengths?
What one thing did I find most surprising?
How was this activity meaningful to me?
Was this activity uncomfortable or challenging for me to complete? Why or why not?
What did I learn (or relearn) about myself as a result of this activity?
How can I incorporate information from this activity into my personal or professional life?

Write a 3-page paper reflecting on what you learned when completing a positive psychology activity, how it relates to optimal human functioning, and how you can apply that to a social issue.

find scholarly articles. If you aren't familiar with the library, the "Finding Articles" section of the Psychology Research Guide is a great place to start your search. You are required to include a minimum of 2 properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer-reviewed scholarly journal article).

Write a 4 page paper applying concepts from positive psychology to a particular environment, assessing the strengths and limitations of that application, and citing research to support that application.

For this assessment, you apply principles of positive psychology to a setting of your choice. It is helpful to choose a setting for which you have a personal or professional interest. Your interest will strengthen the relevance of this assessment for you.

Character Strengths in the Workplace.
Positive Workplaces.
Character Strengths and Mental health.
Primary Prevention and Enhancement in Mental Health.
Family-Centered Positive Psychology.
Character Strengths in Positive Education.
Positive Schools.
Character Strengths and Health and Wellness.

Find scholarly articles. If you aren't familiar with the library, the "Finding Articles" section of the Psychology Research Guide is a great place to start your search. You are required to include a minimum of 3 properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles from the Capella library).

Organize your paper, using the following headings to ensure that you address each element of the assessment.

Introduction

Write a description of the specific environment you are discussing and why you believe positive psychology principles could be of use in it. Include details of who is in the environment, where it is, and what people are doing in that setting.

Applications of Positive Psychology

Write a detailed explanation of principles (for example, positivity, happiness, well-being) and concepts (for example, character strengths, flourishing, flow, gratitude) from positive psychology that are most relevant to the selected environment, and explain why.

Strengths and Limitations of Positive Psychology Applications in this Setting

Write an assessment of the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons) involved in the application of positive psychology principles and concepts in this setting.

Research Supporting the Application of Positive Psychology in the Setting

Cite and apply scholarly research that supports the application of positive psychology principles and concepts in this setting.

Write a conclusion in which you summarize how the use of positive psychology principles and concepts in this setting may affect your current and future work life, health, education, or family.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Number of References: Your paper should include a minimum of 3 properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles from the Capella library).
Length: 4 double-spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.

Review the Positive Psychology Applied to Institutions Scoring Guide for details on how your paper will be graded.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: