For the next week I will be writing a research paper on the “three good things” gratitude process. For this blog post I am practicing writing the literature review section of the paper.
The word psychology used to have a sad reputation to it. Whenever people heard it, they thought of mental illness, sickness, and insanity. Martin Seligman wanted to change this. He wanted to focus on the good things of psychology. He became the founder of positive psychology. Martin Seligman’s positive psychology focused on well-being. One might say that the definition of well-being is the state of being happy. Martin Seligman had a different idea in mind. To define well-being he came up with the acronym known as P.E.R.M.A. This acronym stands for Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaningfulness, Accomplishments. Positive emotions are the things in life that make you feel happy. Engagement is how you interact with the things around you. Relationships is how you interact with the people around you. The things in life that have an impact on you are the things that make your life meaningful. Finally, accomplishments are the goals in your life. This includes getting a good grade on your test, getting a job, winning a trophy, meeting a deadline and more. Most people will never stop being hungry for more. There will always be more. You get a 100 thousand dollars, now you want a million dollars. You get a million dollars, now you want a billion. You get an apartment, now you want a house, you get a house, now you want a mansion. A person can’t reach well-being with this type of mentality. You have to stop and appreciate the things you already have in life. This is known as gratitude. To practice gratitude Martin Seligman created the “three good things” gratitude process. The “three good things” gratitude process is meant to have a positive impact on your well-being. The way it works is simple. The process itself takes place over the course of seven days. What you have to do is write down three good things that happened to you and that you are grateful for each day. It is important that you write them down on paper instead of thinking about it in your head. After you do this for seven days, your well-being should be positively impacted.
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