Tracking Positive and Negative Emotions
Track your experience of positive and negative emotions over 4 days this week.
Write a 700- to 1050-word paper in which you address the following:
Did you experience more positive or negative emotions during the tracking period?
What did you notice about the range of emotions you experienced during the 4 days? What type of experiences generated the strongest emotional responses?
Explain the psychological benefits of positive emotions as discussed in this week’s readings.
What are some strategies to help cultivate positive emotions in your life?
Include the chart you created. Use the University of Phoenix Material: Tracking Example as a guide.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
THIS IS THE BOOK WE ARE USING:
Baumgardner S. R. & Crothers M. K. (2009). Positive psychology. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Education.
PART 2
Resilience Presentation
Create a mock case study of a client who is a survivor of a traumatic event and who has overcome the experience and is now demonstrating resilience and overall wellbeing.
INCLUDE SPEAKER NOTES INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION
Include and discuss the following concepts:
Introduce the concept of resilience.
Describe the event the client experienced.
Discuss how the client interpreted and overcame the event by use of meaning-making sense-making and benefit-finding.
Discuss the post-traumatic growth the client experienced.
Explain the role of resilience in protecting wellbeing.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
THIS IS THE BOOK WE ARE USING:
Baumgardner S. R. & Crothers M. K. (2009). Positive psychology. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Education.