Madalyn’s Positive Psychology Blog
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About me
My name is Madalyn and I am a fourth year at Whittier College studying Psychology and Art History. I plan on using positive psychology as a way to help myself through times when I am working very hard, especially during my last semester of my undergraduate degree. I am a sister, a friend, a daughter and am loyal and caring to those I am close with. I really value and feel I have gained much from learning about positive psychology so far and plan to inspire myself and others I love!
Aging
I would say that as I age, I am most looking forward to gaining new perspectives and becoming wiser about the world. I was thinking about how in lecture we talked about optimization as apart of SOC Theory. Optimization, which is “The investment of time and energy into the acquisition of goal-relevant means.” (Slide 14,…
Positive Youth Development
I think that one way I will be working with youth is either through family or through my job. I’m not exactly sure what I want to do yet, but I could see myself teaching in the future or being some sort of instructor. I already have a number of cousins that are growing up…
Dear Low Point,
Dear Low Point, You made me aware of how to be independent, although I felt so alone, terrified and unsure of what my future would be. You taught me that friends were the most valuable thing I could have, though I had none at the time I spent with you. You made me afraid to…
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