Birthday on February 2?
Every day of the year has its own history. If major disasters happen on a certain date, the associated dates usually remain fresh in the memory. Less catastrophic…
Initiatives based on positive psychology
Positive psychology came into the spotlight when Martin Seligman became president of the American Psychological Association in 1998. Seligman assumed that we should focus on strengthening people’s ‘strengths’…
February 1, history
February 1 is mainly a historic date because of the 1953 flood disaster, in which approximately 1,800 people became victims of broken Dutch dikes. Most of the victims…
Positive psychology: from complaints to strengths
Positive psychology assumes the importance of positive experiences, positive qualities and positive institutions. On this basis, several strengths were developed, namely characteristics of a person that are considered…
A view on emotions: Broaden-and-build theory
Barbara Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory assumes that positive and negative emotions differ in their action orientation. Negative emotions cause narrowed behavior, positive emotions cause broadened behavior. This theory offers…
Principles of positive psychology
According to Seligman, positive psychology contains three principles. First, positive psychology looks at the positive perception or emotions of experiences from the past, present and future. For example,…
Flood disaster 1953
1953 is known for the flood disaster in Zeeland. During the night of January 31 to February 1, dikes broke, in the early morning of February 1. The…
Does color add something to life?
Some people like sober or even gloomy colors and other people just want color around them. What matters is that you feel happy about something. Yet we are…
The Book of Job, an introduction
The book of Job is about suffering man and the pressing question of why the righteous must suffer. Scientists cannot date the book accurately. It was probably written…
Empty labor: squeezing oneself into work despite all the pressure of work
There is a lot of talk among labor experts about increased workload, stress and burnout. Sociologist Paulsen, on the other hand, in his book “Empty Labor” talks about…