This assignment must be typed, double-spaced, in APA style, and must be at graduate level English. Use the University Virtual Library as well as online or hard copy research to find current articles on positive psychology from professional journals dated within the past 5 years. A minimum of eight (8) current research articles are required to complete this assignment, as indicated below. You may use the bibliography located under Resources.
The course texts are not to be used for this assignment.
Prepare a comprehensive research paper in which you choose an area of research that is relevant and pertinent to Positive Psychology.
Your research paper must include relevance to culture, age, gender et al., as well as applicable legal and ethical issues.
Suggested topics (not limited to)
Topic 1. Positive Psychology Concepts (to include any of the following)
– Happiness
– Optimism and helplessness
– Mindfulness
– Flow
– Character strengths and virtues
– Hope
– Positive thinking
– Resilience
– Self-efficacy
– plus other concepts
Topic 2. Martin Seligman and other Positive Psychology Theorists
Topic 3. Comparison of Positive Psychology to Psychoanalytic, Cognitive Behavioral or Humanistic-
Existential Schools of Psychology
Topic 4. Positive Psychology and the diagnosis and treatment of Mental Disorders
Topic 5. A topic of your choice – must be approved by your Mentor.
Your paper must be 10-12 pages plus a title and reference page
SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCES & READINGS:
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Psychology; Recent Studies from University of Diego Portales Add New Data to Psychology (Positive psychology’s promise of happiness: A new form of human capital in contemporary neoliberal governmentality) 2018 http://proxy1.calsouthern.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy1.calsouthern.edu/docview/2002360133?accountid=35183
Psychology; Recent Findings from University of Adelaide Provides New Insights into Psychology (Positive psychological correlates of successful weight maintenance in Australia) 2018
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Psychology; Investigators from University of Guelph Have Reported New Data on Psychology (Incorporating Balance: Challenges and Opportunities for Positive Psychology) 2018 http://proxy1.calsouthern.edu/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.proxy1.calsouthern.edu/docview/2002360548?accountid=35183
Psychology; Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development Details Findings in Psychology (Positive Psychology and the legitimation of individualism) 2018
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Psychology – Minority Psychology; Studies in the Area of Minority Psychology Reported from Wake Forest University (Longitudinal Profiles of Eudaimonic Well-Being in Asian American Adolescents) 2018
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Effectiveness of a Method for Teaching Self-Compassion to Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Students 2018
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War Experiences, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep Disorders: Clinical Effectiveness of Treatment by Repeating Phrases of Positive Thoughts (TRPPT) of Mental-War Disorders in Syrian Refugees Children and Adolescents War Victims – A New Therapeutic Trial 2018
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Intervention Approach to Improve Body Image Perception, from the Positive Psychology Perspective 2018
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An examination of the relationship between emotional intelligence, positive affect and character strengths and virtues 2018
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Relationship between optimism and athletic performance. Systematic review 2018
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Psychology; Study Data from SIM University Update Understanding of Psychology (Extending Traditional Psychological Disciplines to Positive Psychology: A View from Subjective Well-being) 2017
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Structural Relationships among Counselling Self-Efficacy, General Self-Efficacy and Positive-Negative Affect in Psychological Counsellor Candidates 2017
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Challenge v/s opportunity paradox: A perspective taking approach for developing resilience and increasing self-efficacy in adolescents 2017
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Women: The key to good social health of family 2017
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Happiness as loss of self 2017
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Effect of mindfulness on emotional liability among adolescents 2017
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Self-efficacy and hope as predictors of mental health 2017
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WEB RESOURCES:
You are encouraged to explore these and other web resources and integrate the information into your coursework as appropriate.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT): http://www.aamft.org
American Counseling Association: http://www.counseling.org
American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org
APA Style Guide: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm
Board of Psychology: http://www.psychboard.ca.gov/California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists: http://www.camft.org
Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy: http://www.cognitivebehavioralcenter.com/faqs.html
Mental Health Net: http://www.mentalhelp.net
National Associate of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists: http://www.nacbt.org
National Association of Social Workers (NASW): http://www.socialworkers.org
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Association: http://www.nccata.org/
National Organization for Human Services (NOHS): http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/
Psych Web: http://www.psyweb.com/index.jsp
Psychology Online Resource Central: http://www.psych-central.com/
Psychology Research on the Net: http://psych.hanover.edu/research/exponnet.html
