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  2. Positive behavior support - Wikipedia

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    The positive behavior support process involves identifying goals, then undertaking functional behavior assessment (FBA). FBAs clearly describe behaviors, identify the contexts (events, times, and situation) that predict when behavior will and will not occur, and consequences that maintain the behavior. The FBA includes a hypothesis about the ...

  3. Positive psychology - Wikipedia

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    Psychology. Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions. [1][2] It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions... it aims to improve quality of life." [3]

  4. Positive psychotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Description. Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is a therapeutic approach developed by Nossrat Peseschkian during the 1970s and 1980s. [2][3][4] Initially known as "differentiational analysis", it was later renamed as positive psychotherapy when Peseschkian published his work in 1977, which was subsequently translated into English in 1987.

  5. Psychotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome problems. Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual's well-being and mental health, to resolve or mitigate ...

  6. Positivity effect - Wikipedia

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    The positivity effect is the ability to constructively analyze a situation where the desired results are not achieved, but still obtain positive feedback that assists one's future progression. Empirical research findings suggest that the positivity effect can be influenced by internal positive speech, where engaging in constructive self ...

  7. Positive behavior interventions and supports - Wikipedia

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    PBIS (PBSIS) is an acronym for positive behavioral intervention and supports. [2] PBIS emphasizes the integrated use of classroom management and school-wide discipline strategies coupled with effective academic instruction to create a positive and safe school climate for all students. PBIS is based in a behaviorist psychology approach to ...

  8. Positive psychological capital - Wikipedia

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    Positive change is defined as every change that the organization undergoes for its own benefit and has more positive psychological and behavioral consequences than negative ones. The role of positive emotions is that they help workers cope with the organizational change by broadening their point of view, encourage open decision making and ...

  9. Positive psychology in the workplace - Wikipedia

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    Positive psychology is defined as a method of building on what is good and what is already working instead of attempting to stimulate improvement by focusing on the weak links in an individual, a group, or in this case, a company. [1] Implementing positive psychology in the workplace means creating an environment that is more enjoyable ...