Instructions:
The goal of this class has been to learn how to improve the quality of our lives through increasing the number of optimal experiences with the aim of feeling more joy and fulfillment while reducing boredom and emptiness. For your final project, you will develop a personalized plan to live a richer life, drawing upon the principles and concepts learned from positive psychology. This plan will allow you to reflect on the differences between your current “typical” week and a new life filled with weekly interventions. Imagine yourself as a case study participant and aim to improve your own life, providing a rationale for the effectiveness of your interventions.
Please address all the issues below in an essay that is approximately 1000 words long.
A. Introduction (20 points):
1. Select an exercise or activity that you believe would improve your life based on positive psychology principles. Explain your choice and present your hypothesis on the expected impact on your well-being.
2. Identify the specific type(s) of well-being you expect to change as a result of the intervention.
3. Antipede the discuss ness or yous, astore ercier stanes that may facilitate
B. Methods (50 points):
1. Describe the procedures and techniques you would use to change your wellbeing (i.e., the intervention). Provide a detailed explanation of the psychology behind these techniques.
2. Specify how you would measure the change in your well-being. While self-report data can suggest the effectiveness of your activity, identify additional corroborating evidence from other sources that would demonstrate the impact of your intervention.
3. Consider reports from friends, family, coworkers, and unsolicited comments as evidence of change. Additionally, discuss objective health indicators and behavioral measures that can support the effectiveness of your intervention.
4. Explain the anticipated outcomes of your intervention and how they would manifest in your life if you were to implement the plan.
C. Results (30 points):
1. Reflect on the potential changes you expect in your self-assessment of well-being.
1. Apore tom hypersole ive indicators, and in avioral measure as potential
2. Premin on, considerig oval ative an anileate enteres or well-being.
Please note that you are not required to implement the plan but should instead provide a theoretical analysis of the anticipated changes based on the intervention proposed in the Methods section. You should address all the components outlined in the instructions, focusing on the theoretical aspects rather than the actual implementation.
Develop plan around this activity: Practicing Gratitude Plan: Develop a plan to thank someone every day for
something you might otherwise take for granted. In your plan, describe how you will
record the number of times you use the words “thank you” in a day, focusing on
expressing gratitude verbally or through written notes to acknowledge the positive
impact others have on your life. By practicing gratitude, you anticipate cultivating a
greater appreciation for the small things, fostering positive relationships, and nurturing a
sense of contentment and happiness in your own life.
