Positive Emotions
The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions explains how positive emotions can broaden one’s thoughts, actions, and awareness.
What Is Positive and Negative Affect? Definitions + Scale
The difference between “affect” and “effect” is hard enough for a lot of us to grasp. Which is which, again? Do I have an affect [...]
What Is Affective Forecasting? A Psychologist Explains
On a typical day, we all implicitly make predictions about future events. For instance, you may predict that your partner will return home in a [...]
Positive Mindset: How to Develop a Positive Mental Attitude
It is probably not a surprise to you that positivity is, inherently, at the center of positive psychology. Positivity doesn’t always refer to simply smiling [...]
What Is Flourishing in Positive Psychology? (+8 Tips & PDF)
What does it mean to flourish? As a person, I mean. We can probably agree that a plant which is healthy and blooming can be [...]
Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts: 5 Worksheets (+PDF)
Automatic thoughts are images, words, or other kinds of mental activity that pop into your head in response to a trigger. These thoughts can seem [...]
What Are Positive Emotions in Psychology? (+List & Examples)
Most people like to feel good, and positive emotions just plain feel good. They don’t necessarily need a reason or cause behind them for us [...]
7 Best Mood Trackers to Chart and Journal Your Mood (+ PDF)
You cannot manage what you do not measure. This is true in business, health, and can even be applied to one’s personal life. The fact [...]
21 Emotion Regulation Worksheets & Strategies
As humans, we will never have complete control over what we feel, but we have a lot more influence over how we feel than you [...]
5+ Benefits of Positive Emotions on Psychological Wellbeing
Positive emotions are so much more than simply happy states of mind. They expand the bandwidth of our attention and cognition, helping us surface new [...]
Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions
Throughout history, psychologists have typically focused on negative human states. This focus ultimately influenced the way psychologists studied the experience of emotions; for years, investigations [...]
