![]() ![]() Frederickson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Tal Ben-Shahar, Tom Rath, David Cooperrider, and Martin Seligman. While my personal choice for a happiness-inducing venue might have been a quiet coastal destination, other attendees seemed to embrace this locale! Among the speakers were leading researchers and educators in the field such as Barbara L. The location was, appropriately enough, Disney World. This summer I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the Fourth World Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) for four days in June. The hope is that by studying the best qualities in life, we will learn to help human beings expand upon these qualities (‘Making Change Last,’ Tal Ben-Shahar, 6/25/15, IPPA Fourth World Congress on Positive Psychology). It explores how we benefit from resilience and gratitude while recognizing our own strengths. In striking contrast, the field of positive psychology studies how people do well: how we cultivate positive emotions and optimism and how we develop grit and self-regulation. Certainly these illnesses are less subtle, easier to categorize, label, and examine. ![]() Depression, schizophrenia, and other disorders of the mind carried far more intellectual gravitas than the psycho-emotional characteristics that lead to happiness. Historically, the field of psychology has focused on mental illness. What allows humans to thrive? What conditions, actions, or qualities contribute to well being? How do we help kids become resilient? By Sarah Eslick, Associate Director of The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
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