At the beginning of the 21st century Martin Seligman and his colleagues developed Positive Psychology as a new branch of science in Psychology (Seligman, 2002). Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that studies science and applications that relate to the study of psychological strengths and positive emotions (Snyder and Lopez, 2007). Positive psychological views emphasize on how to utilize strengths and pre-eminence rather than focusing on deficiency and weakness, opening a new window for
person environment transaction. Many factors affect the appraisal of stress i.e. person’s positive affect, optimistic attitude and availability of resources, self esteem, social support, coping skills and gender. What occurs during appraisal process determines coping behavior; it is not the pressure itself but the perception of that pressure that is an issue (Cox, 1978; Lazarus, 1966; McGrath, 1970). Positive thinker will appraise stressful situation as less threatening and cope with it effectively
beliefs, emotions, and behaviors, some of which are constructive to human functioning and some dysfunctional. Some religious practices that characterize a spiritual life can be viewed as a sign of physical disturbance, while others might buffer against physical illness. The ways in which religiousness is connected with psychological functioning are thus very intricate and multifaceted. A potential factor that can help us explain those relationships is found in the form of coping with stress. Sometime
Coping with Stress Coping means how people face their everyday problems. Coping depends on your psychological responses to stress, their judgment in an event, their attention, and their goals to result they desire. Dealing also depend on social context and interpersonal relationships. It may affect them to express what they feel. If person that dealing with stress have communicated with other people, his or her will become a strong person because someone gives time and listen to his or her problem
Hope. It is "a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively derived sense of successful (1) agency (goal-directed energy) and (2) pathways (planning to meet goals)" (p. 287) was define by Snyder, Irving, and Anderson (1991). Like self-efficacy, an individual's self-initiated, goal-directed motivations and behaviors are what hope capitalizes on. On the other hand, a different set of mechanisms through which goals are accomplished was also what hope focuses on. These elements of hope
106). Motivation refers to reasons that underlie behavior that is characterized by willingness and volition. (L.emily, 2011). Motivation can be explained as a goal-directed behavior by which a person can perform different activities. It is the willingness of someone to act in a particular way. However communication is significant in motivating a person throughout
distinguished between to broad types of coping
For the past five years, numerous people have brought to my attention a behavior that they dislike and claim to affect me negatively. My family, my significant other, my friends, and some peers have suggested that I should stop drinking because of the negative effects alcohol has on me. I drank every time there was a chance to, and even drank when it was not the right time. Alcohol played such a big part in my life that in order to have fun, I needed alcohol. At first, I did not agree with them,
clients give the situation. Establishing a connection with the client as a way to respect and accept the client, followed by with a specific set of coping strategies and source of support. Utilizing empirically supported treatment for suicidal risks, such as psychoeducation program, Cognitive Behavior Therapy and DBT (Stanley at al., 2012).
kids have had their first drink before they reach their 17th birthday and that become part of their life style by the age of 18 years (Pati, 2004: XX). The initial stages of addiction are parental addiction, failure of school performance, poor social coping skills and closeness to deviant