3.3 Discussion. Big Picture of Happiness
Getting Started
Research about positive psychology has been exploding in the last decade or so. One of the more popular areas of study has been the construct of happiness. Because work takes the most amount of time from a person’s life—next to family—it is important for psychologists to have a foundation of happiness and well-being as they relate to careers and work situations. You will be a more effective life coach or I/O psychologist by having a sound and comprehensive understanding of the emotion of happiness, especially as it relates to work situations.
Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:
· Evaluate happiness in relation to themes and life coaching.
Background Information
For this discussion, you will find a meta-analysis research article to provide a big-picture perspective on happiness. Then, you will discuss themes and concepts related to happiness, as well as how you would apply them to a life coaching scenario. Finally, you will identify questions that you have about happiness and life coaching for your peers to respond to.
Instructions
1. Read
Chapter 8, “Taking Positive Psychology to the Workplace: Positive Organizational Psychology, Positive Organizational Behavior, and Positive Organizational Scholarship,”
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in your textbook
Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology.
2. Locate a meta-analysis research article on happiness. After reading it, along with the assigned textbook chapter, navigate to the discussion topic and respond to the following discussion prompts:
a. How do various themes, concepts, and discoveries fit together to provide the big picture of happiness?
b. As a life coach, how would you apply what you have learned about happiness to a client?
c. What questions do you have about happiness and life coaching?
3. Your initial post:
a. Should be between 400 to 500 words.
b. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking.
c. Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.
