Positive Psychology
All positive psychology articles within this category deal with different subjects that lie within the field of positive psychology such as mindfulness, positive emotions and happiness.
12 Myths & Misconceptions About Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is a fast-growing, emergent discipline within psychology. Technically, positive psychology is still in its salad days, passing the 25 year mark since its [...]
What Is Positive Psychology? A Starting Point
Positive psychology uses science to uncover, understand, and share what allows individuals and communities to thrive – or flourish (Boniwell & Tunariu, 2019; Seligman, 2011). [...]
Applying Positive Psychology at Work: Your Ultimate Guide
In 1998, positive organizational psychology at work gained legitimacy when the father of the movement, Martin Seligman, chose it as the theme for his term [...]
What Is Validation in Therapy & Why Is It Important?
Validation means that you understand where the other person is coming from, even if you disagree with what they say or do (Rather & Miller, [...]
How to Build Rapport With Clients: 18 Examples & Questions
As every good clinician knows, diving into deep discussions without first establishing rapport is a sure-fire way to derail the therapeutic process. It can also [...]
Client Resistance in Therapy: How to Help Difficult Clients
Facing a client who is resistant or possibly hostile to the therapeutic process or therapist can be unsettling and challenge the treatment’s success (Clay, 2017). [...]
How to Set Healthy Therapist-Client Relationship Boundaries
Whether or not we’ve thought about it, each of us carries in our heads an implicit set of boundaries that dictate how we expect to [...]
What is Positive Criminology? (+ 14 Theories & Worksheets)
In 1764, the Italian criminologist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria wrote an essay that changed the face of the criminal law system across Europe and influenced [...]
[FREE] 3 Hand-Picked Tools From the Positive Psychology Toolkit©!
We are always incredibly grateful to our growing community of like-minded professionals for sharing our mission to uplift others through positive psychology. As a small [...]
19 Practical Positive Psychology Worksheets & Activities
What do you do when you are not reaching your goals? Who can you turn to if everything in your life is pretty good, but [...]