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What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an "acceptance-based" therapy that is increasingly used to treat a remarkable range of psychological difficulties. While it doesn't explicitly teach...
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How is DBT used to treat borderline personality disorder?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has become an established treatment for borderline personality disorder, a difficult-to-treat condition in which people experience extreme fluctuations in m...
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What are acceptance-based therapies?
Acceptance-based therapies are psychotherapy techniques that use mindfulness (awareness and acceptance of your present experience) to help a person recognize and accept thoughts and feelings ...
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Is positive psychology used in psychotherapy?
Ask most therapists, and you're likely to hear that they've been using positive psychology for years. Many of the ideas of positive psychology have long been part of psychotherapy. Good thera...
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Is there a link between gratitude and happiness?
In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness (feelings of contentment or joy; the overall experience of pleasure, well-being, and ...
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What is gratitude?
Gratitude is one of the most important signature strengths (built-in capacities for certain thoughts, feelings, and behaviors), and the ability to feel and express gratitude is closely linked with ...
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What strengths are linked to happiness in positive psychology?
In positive psychology, strengths are built-in capacities for certain thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Certain strengths have been found to be the most closely linked to happiness (feelings of co...
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How can I use my strengths more effectively?
Pick one of your strengths and use it in a new way every day for a week. Think of ways to use this strength in a positive way with a family member, co-worker, or friend. For example:Plunge in...
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How can I identify my strengths?
To reap the benefits of playing from your strengths, you first need to know what they are. Unfortunately, according to a study presented at the British Psychological Society, only about one-t...
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How are strengths defined in positive psychology?
In positive psychology, strengths are built-in capacities for certain thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Everyone possesses all the character strengths associated with the six virtues of wisd...
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What are the six virtues in positive psychology?
Two positive psychologists, Martin Seligman (from the University of Pennsylvania) and Christopher Peterson (the VIA Institute on Character's scientific director), who published the handbook C...
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What are virtues and strengths in positive psychology?
Two positive psychologists, Martin Seligman (from the University of Pennsylvania) and Christopher Peterson (the VIA Institute on Character's scientific director), who published the handbook Charact...
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What are strengths associated with transcendence in positive psychology?
In positive psychology, the virtue of transcendence is associated with strengths of meaning that connect you with the larger world and provide meaning. Strengths associated with transcendence inclu...
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What are strengths associated with temperance in positive psychology?
In positive psychology, the virtue of temperance is associated with protective traits that help you avoid excess and stay on track in the face of temptations. Strengths associated with temperance i...
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What are strengths associated with justice in positive psychology?
In positive psychology, the virtue of justice is associated with social or civic strengths that help bolster a healthy community. Strengths associated with justice include:Teamwork: Working w...
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