Overview

Write a 3 page summary and analysis of your experiential learning after completing at least four Positive Psychology Journal activities.

Context

Strengths of humanity are most apparent in one-to-one interpersonal relationships, so these strengths have important applications to your personal and professional life. Love includes both loving and being loved; kindness includes generosity, compassion, and being nice to others; social intelligence includes emotional intelligence and being aware of feelings and motives of self and others and knowing what makes people tick.Toggle Drawer

Questions to Consider

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

• What types of positive interactions are you most comfortable providing in your relationships? What types of positive interactions do you most appreciate from someone in a loving relationship? Based on this information, what steps could you take to increase your chances for flourishing relationships?

• How could focusing on developing your branches of emotional intelligence increase your well-being and flourishing in your life?

• In what ways are teamwork and social responsibility related to the character strengths of justice?

Resources

The following e-books or articles from the University Library are linked directly in this course:

Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

o Pages 293-302.
o Pages 357-368.

Forster, J., Epstude, K, &Ozelsel, A. (2009). Why love has wings and sex has not: How reminders of love and sex influence creative and analytic thinking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35(11), 1479-1491.

Otake, K., Shimai, S., Tanaka-Matsumi, J., Otsui, K., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2006). Happy people become happier through kindness: A counting kindnesses intervention. Journal of Happiness Studies, 7(3), 361-375.

Farh, C. I. C. C., Seo, M.-G., &Tesluk, P. E. (2012). Emotional intelligence, teamwork effectiveness, and job performance: The moderating role of job context. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(4), 890-900.

Hooker, B. (2005). Fairness. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 8(4), 329-352.

Course Library Guide

The University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the PSYC-FP4110 - Positive Psychology Library Guide to help direct your research.

Bookstore Resources

The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required.

Lopez, S. J., Pedrotti, J. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2015). Positive psychology: The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

o Chapter 2, "Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology."
o Chapter 12, "Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships.

Assessment Instructions

Preparation

For this assessment, complete at least four journal activities, two from each of Sections 4 and 5, from the Positive Psychology Journal media piece (linked in the Resources):

From Section 4, complete any two activities.
From Section 5, complete any two activities.

Directions

Write a summary and analysis of your experiential learning from completing the journal entries. Organize your paper using the headings listed below to be sure you address each of the elements of this assessment. Use the APA Paper Template, available in the Resources, to properly format your assessment.

Journal Activity Summary

List each journal activity (for example, 4.1 Appreciative Inquiry) you completed for this assessment.

Include a very brief description of the activity with in-text citations and references as needed to identify the location or source of the activity or additional resources.

Summarize your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what you learned from each of these experiential learning activities.

Describe how these experiential activities or the character strengths they represent are related to optimal human functioning.

Application to Personal, Professional, or Social Issues

Summarize how what you learned from the activities and the study of character strengths for this assessment may be applied to personal issues in your life, professional issues as in an educational or work setting, or social issues such as aging, mental health versus mental illness, and happiness and well-being.

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

Include supportive research findings related to these topics (1-2 scholarly resources).

Be sure to use APA formatted in-text citations and references for the activity tools you select and cite all scholarly sources where appropriate. Your writing should be scholarly and professional, using proper APA formatting and style.

Additional 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 APA style and formatting.

Length: Your paper should be 3 typed and double-spaced pages, not including cover sheet and reference page.

References: Your paper should include 1-2 properly cited scholarly resources.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.