Interdisciplinary Psychology:

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When I was in first grade I got into trouble. This wasn’t the typical trouble first graders get into either. I didn’t steal one of my classmate’s markers and then refuse to give it back, I didn’t tease some until they started crying, and I didn’t refuse to wear my coat out when it was cold (why do kids do that?). No, instead I punched my hand through a glass window in my classroom. From what I remember (or what was explained to me) a class mate of my was taunting me with one of  “I know you are but what am I” gags kids tend to run on each other when finally I snapped. As far as I know this was the first time I displayed what I now know is my extreme lack of resilience when dealing with life’s typical frustrations.

The three blessings activity was hard for me at first because I would always forget to write down my blessing at the end of the day. It tuck till the third day to get in to the grove of it. The first few days the things that I would put down as blessings where pretty big things, having good health, family, friends, having a car, and being able to go to college. As the days went on I started to put down smaller and smaller things. Having a soft pillow socks and tooth paste, leisure activities. Things that I had taken for granted I started looking at in a whole new light.  I found myself wondering about how privileged I am as an American middle class white male.  There is so much that people take for granted.

 

 

 

 

 

The Resilience Factor

Book Summary by: Jill Story

“The Resilience Factor”

    I found The Resilience Factor by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte to be an informative manual on how to improve one’s resiliency and bounce back from life’s many setbacks. Both Reivich and Shatte have worked extensively with Martin Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania and it shows in the way that this book elaborates on many of the ideas that Seligman presented in Authentic Happiness. The first chapter provided the “groundwork” and pillars upon which the research behind this book was built upon. Many of these pillars mirror those of positive psychology such as; focusing on strengths instead of weaknesses, reaching out and teaching resilience skills to children to avoid depression as adolescents and adults (49-62).

Our Town Play--Proposed Changes: Husband and Wife scene:

We were talking in our group how we would like to see the wife have some internal dialogue after she called her husband for the third time.  Here is my proposal.

 

Angela:  “Dave you ok?......