Research Paper By Shuang Wang
(leadership coach, CHINA China)
Summary:
Positive psychology to teach people in a more open, the appreciation of the vision to see the human potential, motivation and ability to explore the mysteries of the human being and happiness, and to help people get joy and happiness. The coach’s role is also to open the eyes of the trust to tap the potential of being the coach’s. Therefore, the state itself will affect the coach is the coach who in the nuances. In practice, the coach, the coach if the theory can be a good use of positive psychology in coaching, on one hand can play a positive characteristic of self-interest, to become a positive person, and can be created with a positive coach who relationships and the ability to convert a positive way to better stimulate the coach who has been to more improve their energy, we can help customers make better coach to reach the target.
First, an overview of positive psychology
“Positive psychology is the psychology America is the rise of a new field of research.” <Note (1)> initiated by psychologist Seligman and Csikzentmihalyi. Since taking office in 1997 after Seligmen APA chairman proposed “positive psychology” this idea since an increasing number of psychologists began to get involved in this area of research, and gradually formed a positive psychology movement.
“Positive Psychology” English as Positive Psychology, Hong Kong scholars will be translated into “positive psychology,” Taiwan’s scholars translated as “positive psychology” and “positive psychology” is a common translation of our continent . <Note (2)> It refers to the use of psychology has been relatively sound and effective experimental methods and measurement tools to the study of human optimism, hope and other positive mental health quality of a psychological thought. Positive psychology is the study of the general population, it requires a psychologist with a more open, appreciative look on human potential, motivation and ability to explore the mysteries of the human being and happiness, and to help people to be happy and happiness. Is positive with a value-oriented concept, not a scientific concept. We are talking about is a person actively excellent psychological quality and attitude towards life. “Active state is an excellent and comprehensive psychological qualities possessed, is a positive attitude towards life.” <Note (3)> This prompted a psychological qualities people love themselves, love others, love of this world, with joy and happiness. The main research areas of positive psychology has three aspects: 1 positive experiences, such as happiness, subjective well-being, etc.; 2 positive traits, such as intelligence, creativity, virtue, etc.; 3 positive environment, such as social relations, cultural norms.. family and other environmental factors on the potential impact of the role played by individuals.
With specific regard to the study, the study of positive psychology is divided into three levels:
1 on the subjective level, study the positive subjective experience: well-being and satisfaction (in the past), hope and optimism (for the future), as well as joy and happiness (for now), including their physiological mechanisms and obtained way;
2 On the personal level, is to study the positive personal qualities, including the ability to love, ability, courage, interpersonal skills to work for the United States and sensibility, perseverance, tolerance, creativity, and focus on the future, spirituality, talent and wisdom, etc. current research in this area has focused on the reasons for obtaining these qualities, and these qualities to get influence on the individual success and happiness.
3 at the level of groups, the study of civic virtue (if responsible, ethical, helpful, polite, tolerant), and social environment conducive to the formation of individual factors such virtues, including healthy family relationships harmonious community , Effective schools, socially responsible media.