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Article summary with Very happy people by Diener & Seligman (2)
What is this article about?
This is a research report of an experiment where 222 undergraduates were screened for high happiness. The upper 10% of consistently very happy people were compared with average people and very unhappy people. This study has tried to find out what some factor might be that influence high happiness: social relationships, personality and psychopathology, and variables that have been related to subjective well-being in correlational studies. It also examined whether there was a variable that was sufficient for happiness and a variable that was necessary for happiness (sufficient: everyone with the variable is happy, necessary: every happy person has the variable).
.........Read moreArticle summary of Very happy people by Diener & Seligman. (1)
What is this article about?
This is a research report of an experiment where 222 undergraduates were screened for high happiness. The upper 10% of consistently very happy people were compared with average people and very unhappy people. This study has tried to find out what some factor might be that influence high happiness: social relationships, personality and psychopathology, and variables that have been related to subjective well-being in correlational studies. It also examined whether there was a variable that was sufficient for happiness and a variable that was necessary for happiness (sufficient: everyone with the variable is happy, necessary: every happy person has the variable).
.........Read moreSeeing the glass half full: A review of the causes and consequences of optimism - Forgeard & Seligman - Article
What is this article about?
Optimism as a psychological trait has gained an increasing amount of interest from scientists during the past couple of decades. Various studies have shown that optimism is related to important benefits. In this study, a review is presented that summarizes the findings from this body of research.
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Summary of The boy who was raised as a dog by Perry
1. Tina
Tina is a girl and she is seven years old. She lives with her younger brother, sister and her mother. According to her teachers, Tina behaves 'aggressively, improperly and exhibitionistically'. She is unable to keep her attention during class and refuses to follow instructions. She had been abused since she was four years old until the age of six by the son of her babysitter. This son tied up the children, raped them and penetrated them anally using objects. He threatened the children by saying that he would kill
.........Read moreEen campsite/B&B runnen met bijbehorende hulpprojecten, in de unieke Ngara omgeving in Malawi
"De behoefte een meer betekenisvolle bijdrage te leveren aan een wereld die in mijn ogen soms zo hard en onrechtvaardig lijkt te zijn; waarom hebben wij wel het geluk om in de veiligheid en comfort van Nederland geboren te worden en waarom komt een ander terecht in een land met extreme armoede of in oorlog? Op een dag wilden we niet langer vanaf
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Ben je op zoek naar vrijwilligerswerk en wil je een bijdrage leveren aan het helpen en ondersteunen van vluchtelingen? Dan is dit project iets voor jou! In Athene bevindt zich het eerste vluchtelingenkamp op het Griekse vasteland. Het wordt gerund door de Griekse overheid en is een open kamp, wat in...
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Oh my, blue monday... I thought it was already the most depressing day of the year, with the wintertime, the clock turning back and all the rain. Scientifically it is proven that most people in the world are depressed on this monday. The reason is that holidays seem far and you had more than two wee...
"De behoefte een meer betekenisvolle bijdrage te leveren aan een wereld die in mijn ogen soms zo hard en onrechtvaardig lijkt te zijn; waarom hebben wij wel het geluk om in de veiligheid en comfort van Nederland geboren te worden en waarom komt een ander terecht in een land met e...
Seeing the glass half full: A review of the causes and consequences of optimism Forgeard, M., & Seligman, M. (2012). Seeing the glass half full: A review of the causes and consequences of optimism. Pratiques Psychologiques, 18(2), 107-120. The psychological trait of optimism influences how indiv...
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1. Tina Tina is a girl and she is seven years old. S...
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