Positive Psychology

Dr. Paul Wong
 
Logotherapy: Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy Entry

Logotherapy: Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy Entry

Glossary dereflection A logotherapeutic technique to redirect clients’ attention away from their problems to more positive aspects of their lives. It is built on the human capacity forself-distancing and self-transcendence.existential analysis Developed by Viktor...

The Positive Psychology of Persistence and Flexibility

The Positive Psychology of Persistence and Flexibility

What are the most valuable life strategies essential for survival and resilience? What are the most common traits shared by successful athletes and CEOs? More importantly, what are the virtues most important in living the good life? My answer to all the above...

Coda: My Swan Song

Coda: My Swan Song

Dr. Paul T. P. Wong’s autobiography, A Lifelong Search for Meaning: Lessons on Virtue, Grit, and Faith, is published in weekly installments. Stay updated here.Writing my autobiography has been a long journey–it started in 2012 and completed in 2019. It was also a very...

A Two-Factor Model of Search For Meaning

A Two-Factor Model of Search For Meaning

When life goes on smoothly and everything is simple, there seems to be no need to wrestle with existential concerns. Most people are happy to live their simple but shallow lives, revolving around “eat, drink, work, and be happy.” Unfortunately, even when living in one...

Learned Helplessness or Learned Resourcefulness?

Learned Helplessness or Learned Resourcefulness?

Learned helplessness or learned resourcefulness? It primarily depends on one's upbringing or prior training. When Marty Seligman and Steve Maier were doing research on learned helplessness, Abram Amsel and I did a number of important studies on generalized persistence...

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