Using the language of change, SFBT helps clients envision a future where their current problem is solved. It taps into their capabilities and inner resources. SFBT minimizes emphasis on problems and failures of the past, and instead focuses on the client’s strengths and previous successes. Once the client identifies a desired outcome, the therapist assists […]
Category Archives: Positive Psychology
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Have you ever met some people who navigate through their lives so easily as compared to others who struggle at every single point? Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, has spent decades of research trying to find out the secret of the former group of people. The secret: They are optimists! Seligman refers to […]
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In ordinary english, we do not distinguish between the gratification and pleasures. This truly a shame, because muddles together two different classes of the best things in life, and it deceives us into thinking they each be had in the same way.
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William Damon (Professor at Stanford University and a world’s leading researcher on the development of purpose in life) defines Purpose as a feeling something meaningful and you believe that it is adding something worth to the world. You have a purpose. When you have purpose you become motivated and energised. Believes that it is a […]
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In The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, written with Nan Silver, renowned clinical psychologist and marriage researcher John Gottman, Ph.D, reveals what successful relationships look like and features valuable activities to help couples strengthen their relationships. Gottman’s principles are research-based. He and his colleagues have studied hundreds of couples (including newlyweds and long-term couples); interviewed […]
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The extraordinary yet simple norm of reciprocity demands that when others treat us well, we should also return the favour. Thus, when customers walk into a shop, you speak politely to them, offer them beverages, make them feel relaxed so that later they feel somewhat obligated to help you by buying what you are selling.
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It seems like we all find it hard to let go of “the one that got away.”
From the HR Desk, Positive Psychology
How To Evade Unhappiness By Garnering Happiness In Routine Life
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Your thoughts are more powerful than you really know. Your expectations from life determine your reality. And when it comes to achieving your goals, if you don’t believe you’ll succeed, you won’t. Latest research from LSU shows that people who believe in themselves use more metacognitive functions than those who don’t. This means that they […]
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Yes, you are using these mechanisms almost each day. Yes, you are unaware of their usage. Yes, you should now become aware of them.
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By Sahil Gadhavi Positive psychology is a movement started by professor Martin Seligman. It is a field of psychology which studies the power of psychology in improving the daily experience of humans. It recognizes the difficulty of existence and seeks to ease it with a better understanding of the human mind & behavior. Today there […]