Psychology Takeaway Podcast

Episode 35 LOVE Part One

This is the first part of a multipart series one of the most widely explored and still mysterious emotion – LOVE. In this Podcast we talk about the seven kinds of love identified by the Greeks; Ralph looks at some research on dating behavior, and what happens when love goes wrong.

Episode Thirty-Four Positive Psychology Part Six

 

Ralph and Jim conclude this series with a positive psychology exercise created by Jim’s wife – the story scroll. By looking at helpful people, healthy habits and the chapters in your life, you can increase happiness, engagement and meaning. You can move from wherever you are at the present to your ideal future.

The case for Optimism

Episode 33 Positive Psychology Part 5 – Ralph and Jim look at the concept of Optimism and relate the positive impact of optimism on their own lives. For people who lack optimism, Ralph provides strategies to decrease pessimism, thus avoiding what Seligman called “learned helplessness”.

 

Learn More

The Power of Optimism with Bert Jacobs:

https://youtu.be/yYGNWIT4eqA

Alison Ledgerwood presents a simple trick for turning pessimistic thoughts into optimistic outcomes:

https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_ledgerwood_a_simple_trick_to_improve_positive_thinking?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

Episode 32: The Third Pillar

 Part Four - The third main pillar of Positive Psychology is the "Meaningful Life". This Podcast shows why meaning is critical to the good life; how the six main virtues  - common to all cultures - help us live better, more purposeful and more satisfied lives.

Episode 31 Postive Psychology Part Three - Engagement

Ralph and Jim talk about how engagement with the world around you creates a sense of FLOW - a concept central to Positive Psychology.

Episode 30 Positive Psycholy Part Two

In this Podcast Jim talks about some of his research on happiness. Ralph outline Seven Habits of Positve People,

Positive Psychology

Episode 29 - Positive Psychology - Part One - Ralph and Jim put Positive Psychology into a historical context.Click below to access the content.

Creativity and Positive Psychology

Episode Twenty-Eight - Creativity Part Five Creativity and Positive Psychology

In Part Five of Creativity we discuss creativity in our work lives, creativity in research and the idea of living the good life (as an introduction our Positive Psychology podcasts that will begin in a couple of weeks). We hope to leave you with the challenge of finding your own creative moments, both at work and at home. We also mention a couple of programs for the on-line study of Positive Psychology.

Fostering Creativity in Children

Episode Twenty-Seven: Creativity Part Four – Fostering Creativity in Children.

In this episode Ralph and Jim address GTC – Gifted, Talented, Creative people. While G and T may be largely genetic, C can be aided by the parents and or the school. They look at experiences that parents can provide and examine creative environments.

Learn More: Do Schools Kill Creativity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY

 

Episode 26 Creativity Part Three.

Episode 26 Creativity Part Three. Jim and Ralph look at the five phases of the creative process: Preparation, Concentration, Incubation, Illumination and Verification. They are  joined by a guest – Professor Byrd (professor by day and a DJ by night) - who talks about the stages of creativity that inform the work that he does.

By the way, the answer to last week’s puzzle was APPLE!!!

Ralph also has discovered research on music and divergent thinking.

 

Learn More: Here are links to some of Professor Byrd’s material – check them out:

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/drnkbyrd

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=veggies+are+vital+cuttin+back+on+that+junky+junk&ref=nb_sb_noss

https://www.amazon.com/Mistakes-vs-M-I-S-N-K-S/dp/1724836072/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mistakes+vs.+M.I.S.N.A.K.E.S.&qid=1566571821&s=gateway&sr=8-1