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The Impact of Positive Psychology on Behavioral Change and Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Published in James M. Rippe, Lifestyle Medicine, 2019
Shelley Carson, Andrea Cook, Stephanie Peabody, Sandra Scheinbaum, Leslie Williamson
While individual levels of optimism and well-being are, to an extent, trait-like factors, research has provided evidence that these factors can be enhanced through positive psychology interventions. These interventions have centered on increasing positive emotions, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction while decreasing negative emotions and stress. Some of the mechanisms employed in these interventions include expressing gratitude, understanding and using one’s strengths to achieve goals and solve problems, focusing on and savoring positive events, and completing small acts of kindness.
Resilience
Published in Adam Staten, Combatting Burnout, 2019
What do we mean by optimism? Southwick and Charney regard this as a ‘future orientated attitude’. Optimists tend to believe that the future will be bright and that good things will happen to people who work hard.
Accenting the positive: Putting an affirmative spin on the BATHE technique
Published in Marian Stuart, Joseph Lieberman, The Fifteen Minute Hour, 2018
Marian Stuart, Joseph Lieberman
This chapter stresses the benefits of having a positive outlook on physical health and longevity. The Positive BATHE, recommended for use in frequent, routine, chronic care, or follow-up visits, is introduced. “B” prompts best: “What’s the best thing that’s happened to you this week or since I saw you last?” “A” signifies affect or account: “How do you account for that?” “T” prompts thankfulness: “What are you most grateful for?” “H” signifies happen: “How can you make things like that happen more frequently?” and “E” stands for empathy or empowerment: “That sounds fantastic. I believe that you can do that.” Consistently focusing on positive aspects of experience affects brain structures and increases happiness. Feelings of gratitude have been associated with improved health status. A process for achieving forgiveness is outlined. Writing about the beneficial effects of a personal injury on one’s life can facilitate the process of forgiveness. The strategy of “satisficing,” reducing the stress inherent in having to find optimal solutions to any problem, is presented. Realistic optimism leads to positive outcomes and improved quality of health. Hope should be prescribed regularly. Learning a form of mindfulness meditation can lead to better health and well-being.
The impact of COVID-19 on college anxiety, optimism, gratitude, and course satisfaction
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Duke D. Biber, Bridget Melton, Daniel R. Czech
Positive psychology can explain “the conditions and processes that contribute to the flourishing or optimal functioning of people, groups, and institutions”.5 Positive psychology focuses on subjective experiences, individual-level traits, and group-level virtues.6 Variables such as optimism and gratitude can promote personal well-being, which can significantly impact college student educational performance.7–8 Gratitude can be defined as “part of a wider life orientation towards noticing and appreciating the positive in the world,” and is related to health benefits such as improved well being. Optimism is defined as seeing and expecting the future in a positive manner.9 Optimism and gratitude are negatively associated with helplessness, stress, depression, and psychopathology, and positively associated with emotional functioning, mental health, the Big 5 psychological traits, and life satisfaction.10–12
Parental experiences raising children with autism spectrum disorder in Eastern Europe: a scoping review
Published in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Marija Čolić, Sarah Dababnah, Nicole Garbarino, Gail Betz
Parents of children with ASD with higher self-esteem experience fewer depression symptoms (Paynter et al.2013, Weiss 2002). Further, parents of children with ASD with an internal locus of control, strong sense of purpose, and commitment to their values experienced less stress (Weiss 2002, Siman-Tov and Kaniel 2011). Moreover, optimism is linked to overall well-being and fewer depressive symptoms (Ekas et al.2010). External sources of support, such as social and spiritual support, are associated with reduced parenting stress and better family functioning and quality of life (Bristol 1987, Manning et al.2011, Weiss 2002). Conversely, parents with little perceived spousal, family, and other social support experience higher levels of stress, depression, anxiety, and anger (Boyd 2002).
Does teaching Optimism lower Burnout in residency training– a pilot study
Published in Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
Daniel I. Kim, Lawrence K. Loo, Roger C. Garrison, Ali Motabar, Minho Yu, Brandon Nathaniel, Michael T. Ulrich, Lynnetta Skoretz, Jasmine Jafari, Megan Calzia, Mariam Gilmore, Anthony Firek
Stress management programs and strategies focusing on improving resilience have shown inconsistent results [1,10]. Studies on curricula have primarily focused on mindfulness-based stress reduction and while many have shown reductions in burnout, most studies were not controlled, were subject to volunteer bias, or reported mixed results[1]. There is clearly an urgent need to develop programs that demonstrate consistent effectiveness in decreasing the risk for burnout, particularly in resident physicians. The concept of optimism has recently emerged as a potentially important determinant of how physicians may respond to stressors[1]. There is evidence that improving optimism can help deal with stressors that lead to burnout[11]. Support for this concept has been demonstrated in a recent single-center study in residents showing an inverse relationship between optimism and burnout[12]. Optimism has also been associated with multiple psychological and health outcomes [13,14] and has been shown to be a strong predictor of job burnout. Interventions that increase optimism have been shown to improve life satisfaction, decrease anxiety and disability, and increase health-related quality of life[15]. In addition to organizational interventions, improving individual factors like optimism may be very influential in improving burnout[16].