User:Lynchle/sandbox

Interval Training:

Merge with High Intensity Interval Training Research on successful outcomes in sports and health Health risks?? Well known trainers in HIIT? Many of the other editors had the same ideas as me. I am most interested in the topic of high intensity interval training so I may contribute to that part of the article with research. There is also a suggestion of making that a separate page so I will have to look into that as well.

New Topic... Positive Psychology Relatively new topic with a ton of new research being put out there. The article is currently C rated so I hope to add some since it is relatively a small article. Some of the suggested topics in the talk section are adding more people related to the topic, researchers for example. I would also like to see if there is any new research that can be contributed to the article as well. An overall solid abstract is still needed for this article so I may also attempt to form one. This article was formed in 2003 and was last edited in 2018 so it is very recently updated and visited making it a high priority article.

References Burke, Jolanta. “Conceptual Framework for a Positive Psychology Coaching Practice.” Coaching Psychologist, vol. 14, no. 1, June 2018, pp. 16–25.

Abdeyan, Tahereh, et al. “The Effect of Psychosocial Group Based on Positive Psychology on Hopefulness in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Clinical Trial.” Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 15, no. 3, May 2018, pp. 1–8.

Johnson, Judith, and Alex Wood. “Integrating Positive and Clinical Psychology: Viewing Human Functioning as Continua from Positive to Negative Can Benefit Clinical Assessment, Interventions and Understandings of Resilience.” Cognitive Therapy & Research, vol. 41, no. 3, June 2017, pp. 335–349.

It has been decided to focus more on the arrangement of my article and the flow rather than adding new sources. The article is repetitive a it is already. The lead is going to need edited a little bit and I am putting another heading called history to split up the lead. The definition of Perma needs to be right after the title to avoid confusion

Positive psychology is "the scientific study of what makes life most worth living",[1] or "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life".[2] Positive psychology is concerned with eudaimonia, "the good life", reflection about what holds the greatest value in life – the factors that contribute the most to a well-lived and fulfilling life.

Positive psychology began as a new domain of psychology in 1998 when Martin Seligman chose it as the theme for his term as president of the American Psychological Association.[3][4][5] Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Christopher Peterson and Barbara Fredrickson are regarded as co-initiators of this development.[6] It is a reaction against psycho-analysis and behaviorism, which have focused on "mental illness", meanwhile emphasising maladaptive behavior and negative thinking. It builds further on the humanistic movement, which encouraged an emphasis on happiness, well-being, and positivity, thus creating the foundation for what is now known as positive psychology.[5]

Guiding theories are Seligman's P.E.R.M.A., and Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow, while Seligman and Peterson's Character Strengths and Virtues was a major contribution to the methodological study of positive psychology.

Positive psychologists have suggested a number of ways in which individual happiness may be fostered. Social ties with a spouse, family, friends and wider networks through work, clubs or social organisations are of particular importance, while physical exercise and the practice of meditation may also contribute to happiness. Happiness may rise with increasing financial income, though it may plateau or even fall when no further gains are made.[7]