Question

Answer to the questions based on your knowledge about positive psychology and happiness theory (PERMA-model; P+E+M) plus the character strengths model.

The corona pandemic as induced a lot of negative feelings into people and communities e.g. worries, fear, anxiety, sadness, loneliness and disruption, and it might well be one of the most difficult years of our lives with the potential to affect future career, plans, finance and studies.

• How can students like you passing through this situation of social isolation and change to lifestyle manage to go through this time of adversity without any damages on your mental heath?

• Describe three evidence based happiness activities and tell how they will affect students’ lives.

• Write three positive sentences that you will say to yourself and to your friends/family to help you cultivate a more optimistic mindset.

Answer 1

I would tell the studuents that have faith in your self and abilities. If things fall to negligiblly low, we only need to agree and believe that life never ends and we need to learn from the things around and be more strong. We have the love of our family and dear ones and this will allow us to be strionger than we are and wiser than we know. We have ti believe in the goodness and be certain of a helathy future. It is the only thing that will allow us to sail through in these times of need.