1 / 9

Rx: A Dose of Positivity Mary Steinhardt The University of Texas at Austin

Rx: A Dose of Positivity Mary Steinhardt The University of Texas at Austin. We all know negativity… Unchecked negativity breeds health-damaging negative emotions – unproductive anger, contempt, depression. What about positivity?. Stressful Situations. Thriving (growth) “STEP UP ”.

ivor-french
Download Presentation

Rx: A Dose of Positivity Mary Steinhardt The University of Texas at Austin

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Rx: A Dose of Positivity Mary Steinhardt The University of Texas at Austin

  2. We all know negativity… Unchecked negativity breeds health-damaging negative emotions – unproductive anger, contempt, depression. What about positivity?

  3. Stressful Situations Thriving (growth) “STEP UP” Resilience (recovery) “BOUNCE UP” “Flourishing” (sustainability) Homeostasis (protective factors) Disruption (overwhelmed) Diminished (stuck in a rut) “PUT UP” “Floundering” Succumb “GIVE UP”

  4. Please think back to how you felt yesterday. Indicate the greatest amount that you’ve experienced each of the following feelings: Not at all A little bit Moderately Quite a bit Extremely 0 1 2 3 4 ___ What is the most grateful, appreciative, or thankful you felt? ___ What is the most angry, irritated, or annoyed you felt? ___ What is the most inspired, uplifted, or elevated you felt? ___ What is the most stressed, nervous, or overwhelmed you felt? ___ What is the most joyful, glad, or happy you felt? ___ What is the most sad, downhearted, or unhappy you felt? ___ What is the most hopeful, optimistic, or encouraged you felt? ___ What is the most ashamed, humiliated, or disgraced you felt?

  5. Six Facts About Positivity • Positivity feels good • Positivity changes how your mind works • Positivity transforms your future • Positivity puts the brakes on negativity • Positivity obeys a “Tipping Point” • You can increase your positivity

  6. The Tipping Point Resilience “Flourishing” >3 Positivity can tip our life from “floundering” to “flourishing.” Diminished (stuck in a rut) “Floundering” < 3

  7. Thriving (growth) >4 FLOURISHING Stressful Situations Resilience (recovery) 3.0 to 3.9 FOCUSED, FLEXIBLE, FLOWING (sustainability) Homeostasis (protective factors) Disruption (overwhelmed) Diminished (stuck in a rut) 1 to 2.9 FLOUNDERING Succumb <1 FAILURE

  8. THRIVING (growth) flourishing > 4 RESILIENCE (recovery) focused, flexible, flowing >3 (tipping point) Diminished (stuck in a rut) floundering < 3 Succumb (depressive symptoms) failure < 1 Positive emotions fuel resilience and undo or down-regulate the negative effects of stress.

  9. THRIVING (growth) flourishing > 4 Tipping Point: 3 to 1 What about negativity? RESILIENCE (recovery) focused, flexible, flowing >3 (tipping point) Diminished (stuck in a rut) floundering < 3 Succumb (depressive symptoms) failure < 1

More Related