HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psy, Psych, Medicalization
15 Mar 2018
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If 20th century was the (cid:1688)century of psy-ences(cid:1689), 21st century marks culmination of the growth of psy. Interested in how people who lived through such misery, could still be happy: orphans, holocaust survivors, ww2 etc. At root: that which is good for you is positive, that which is bad for you is negative. Emotions like optimism can be learned, irrespective of life conditions: happiness is the result of cognitive outlook. It is possible to be positive by learning to have a positive outlook. Inverts freudian theory: freud: you think something because you feel it, positive psych: you feel something because you think it. Wellbeing is: positive emotion, accomplishment, relationships, meaningful life. One can (cid:1688)will(cid:1689) happiness by thinking happiness. Happiness becomes the key to everything: happiness experts introduced to workplace. Fredickson: positivity undoes damage that negativity causes to cardio system. Segerstrom: positive thoughts boost the immune system.
