573 Search Results for Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, "From Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Reading 2: Robert M. Sapolsky, "From Why Zebras don't Get Ulcers: An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases and Coping"
In the opening of the chapter, Csikszentmiha Continue Reading...
Psychology of Happiness
Analysis of "Flow: The psychology of optimal experience" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
In the book, "Flow: the psychology of optimal experience," author Mihaly Cszikszentmihalyi offers an alternative perspective in which to vie Continue Reading...
As emotionally intelligent employees are reportedly more content, conscientious and committed in the workplace, businesses and organizations are repeatedly advised to recruit and retain these individuals. Abraham (2006), nevertheless, reports that Continue Reading...
One of the best things about the WRAP program is the flexibility that it has. Every patient has their own individual needs that need to be met by a recovery program. Most recovery programs are very rigid and to not have much give to them. The WRAP p Continue Reading...
Drugs thought to enhance serotonin-mediated neurotransmission have been shown to diminish appetite for carbohydrates. In a study done by Heraief, Burckhardt, Wurtman and Wurtman, (1985), they examined the ability of tryptophan (TRP), serotonin's am Continue Reading...
However, as male children transition into late childhood and adolescence, they tend to withdraw from their mothers and confide much more in their fathers. In fatherless households, the male child often withdraws from the mother in much the same way Continue Reading...
Environmental Psychology
In basic terms, environmental psychology is taken to be an interdisciplinary subject mainly concerned with the interplay between individuals and that which surrounds them. In this text, I come up with a concise and clear def Continue Reading...
Fear of Success through Positive Psychology
Perhaps we are blinded to the survival value of positive emotions precisely because they are so important. Like the fish who is unaware of the water in which it swims, we take for granted a certain amount Continue Reading...
Psychology and Teaching- The Importance of Art
How Childhood Events develop a lifetime in Art
One of the crucial times in an individual's life is early childhood. Early childhood acts as the basis for all later undertakings in one's life. It is not Continue Reading...
Obedience to Authority, Conformity, Intellectual Independence, and Ethical Values
Today, ethical issues have become tremendously important aspects of modern business and business management. One need look no further than very recent headlines abou Continue Reading...
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Review of the Book Flow
Psychology is a field that is old as the human being is. It aims to create an understanding of the behavior of human beings and factors that influence them to behave in ways that either conforms o Continue Reading...
Flow States and Sport Performance
The attention of an individual focus on the movements of the body, power of the muscles, force of the lungs, and the strength beneath the feet in the context of running a race,. This is an indication that an individ Continue Reading...
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I will distribute the following surveys to the employees and employers in my sample population. I will give them two weeks to complete the surveys, after which I Continue Reading...
Reality can be transcended with the right mindset, even if the activity appears ordinary.
Achieving 'flow' may be especially important for children coming from difficult circumstances, which may need a safe space to forget about the adult demands i Continue Reading...
Supervisory Relationship in Psychology
In psychology, supervision is playing an important role in determining how effectively professionals are able to monitor their colleagues and ensure they are following the highest standards. This takes place by Continue Reading...
A psychologically healthy person takes responsibility for his actions, whether negative or positive. The individual has distinct, inherent and unconditional worth. This means that he remains important and acceptable despite his mistakes and imperfec Continue Reading...
Police Psychology
Scenario:
You are a police psychologist for a major metropolitan area. You are also a member of its hostage negotiation team. You have been called to a crisis incident at 3:15 P.M. On a Friday. It is in a residential area about th Continue Reading...
history of science has existed for many decades. This is considering that it is a well-established discipline of scholarly research. The scholarship of science initially concentrated on the physical and the biological sciences. However, it now inclu Continue Reading...
Decision-Making
The Role of Experience in Decisions
Ever find yourself fretting over the results of a decision, which with hindsight was the wrong one? Well fret not, cognitive scientists have been investigating common missteps in the decision maki Continue Reading...
mental health clinic is understaffed and counselors decide to use group work to deal with more clients during a particular period of time. The counselor organizes a group and asks for candidates from colleagues and places a message on the clinic's b Continue Reading...
Soul: Why Only Christian Psychologists Can Practice "True Psychology"
Today, there are more than one hundred thousand licensed psychologists practicing in the United States. These mental health professionals are in a unique position to provide indi Continue Reading...
Clinical Psychology Dissertation - Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings
An Abstract of a Dissertation
Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings
This study sets ou Continue Reading...
Efficacy of Personality Disorder Treatments
Abnormal Psychology
The paper reviews literature regarding the nature of personality disorders and known treatments. The paper argues that there is no definitive cure-all for personality disorders. The p Continue Reading...
The research suggests that sport psychology is useful to athletes because it provides them with the tools needed to fully exploit their physical talents by controlling their mental processes. The research found that here are several techniques assoc Continue Reading...
Introduction
The involvement of students in sporting activities in their respective school is a crucial element of their education, either in private or public-school settings. Encouraging sporting activities in schools is backed on educational basis Continue Reading...
Human Response to Physical Structure:
Environmental psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on explaining human behavior in relation to the physical environment. In this case, the physical environment basically incorporates plants, animals Continue Reading...
MFT Psychology of Violence; A critical Analysis of Child Abuse
A rather disturbing threat growing increasingly in today's society is child abuse. There is no agency that can appropriately and thoroughly address the issue. The development of an indep Continue Reading...
Dual Diagnosis
Arlene's case as was explained by her husband, revealed that she underestimated the risk posed by behaviours, such as self-injury, excessive gambling and aggression. These symptoms are often exhibited by patients on the impulsive end Continue Reading...
Support Group ExperienceAbstractGroup support therapy is a type of psychotherapy that involves at least one therapist working with many persons. The type of therapy is adopted in various places, including hospitals, private therapeutic practices, com Continue Reading...
Sport Psychology
The Evolution in Sports Psychology
High-level performance in sports is, of course, highly contingent upon one's physical abilities. In order to compete at the collegiate, Olympic or professional level, one must both be blessed with Continue Reading...
It is a broader notion or the next evolutionary stage of client relationship management approach.
A customer-centric organization is defined as the one, offering long-term constant and consistent best quality experience to clients 'over all custome Continue Reading...
, 2002). It is now widely believed that vulnerability to bad behavior is conditional and depends on genetic susceptibility (Kendler, 2001; Rutter & Silberg 2001; in Caspi et al., 2002).
This theory was tested by Caspi et al. (2001) when they att Continue Reading...
For example, the ethnic client who paints a huge red heart with an arrow piercing its center is communicating a universally understood message: I have been affected by love/passion/emotion.
Natalie Rogers, founder of the Person Centered Expressive Continue Reading...
Role of Positive Psychology and Resiliency Factors in Overcoming Leadership Challenges
Leaders in the profession of arms greatly rely on influence to make their leadership effective. Influence can be defined as that ability to direct the character an Continue Reading...
Human Behavior Theories
Developmental psychology entails the changes that occur to human beings and their lives. Originally, it was concerned with children and infants: the field's expansion currently covers the entire life span of children. This fi Continue Reading...
job analysis is a vital part of any organization. It provides not only a clear description of what employees should be doing during their work hours, but also offers a clear guideline when hiring new employees and determining where the organization Continue Reading...
Psychosocial Dynamics of Twelve Angry Men
Social-Psychology of Twelve Angry Men
As a portrayal of a microcosm of society -- enhanced by its drill-down into the 1950s era in which the plot unfolds -- few films are as excruciatingly accurate as 12 A Continue Reading...