Positive psychology by Maelys Lamarre

Getting to know each other

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-09-18 14:01:28 UTC

- agreements (rules we have to respect during the course)

- answer some questions about ourself like

- add personal picture on the Padlet and explain why we choose this one

PERMA

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-09-25 12:30:36 UTC

- Positive emotion = can look in the future and not in the past ; being able to love others ; better mood so more performant
- Engagement = have to engage in something to find a prupose in something ; cultivate to find who you are
- Relationships = need connection with people ; share problems with others is important (being surrounded)
- Meaning = find a purpose to feel better or/and belong to a community (religion, political cause)
- Accomplishment = having goals and making everything we can to achieve them

3 satisfying moments from the past month

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-09-25 12:58:18 UTC

1- At Porto (Portugal) with my parents, at the end of June for 4 days
It was a trip that my parents organised for me because I wasn't with them at my 20th birthday
I felt very lucky that they can afford me a beautiful present like this so I was quite happy the entire trip

2- At the end of my summer job, my manager Jonathan made a summary of my 2 months work in this company.
I felt really proud of myself because he only said good things: that my work has been useful and that he would have loved me to stay longer in his team.

3- At the end of July, I went to Paris to see The Weeknd in concert. This is one of my favourite singer so I felt really emotional to see him in real life, I even cried during my favourite music.
It was also quite exhausting because we stayed about 10 hours standing up but still, it was an amazing moment.

Last year

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-09-25 14:10:23 UTC

I spent the year in Canada (Quebec) to study.

I had to adapt my ways of thinking and of working because courses are different in other countries. For example, accounting in the Quebec is totally different than accounting in France.
I also had to face the cold in Canada. During a week-end, the temperature droped to -45° so my eyelashes froze instantly when I went out.
The food was quite different too. For example, going to the restaurant at 8pm is impossible because it closes at 9pm and quebecois eat very early (around 5pm).
I want to remember all the activities/trips I've done. I discovered beautiful places that I will probably never forget. I also want to stay in touch with my friends I met there. We still see each other and I hope it will stay like this longer.

This year

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-09-25 14:10:46 UTC

Find an internship abroad
Find a company for my next year in sandwich course (=alternance)
Meeting new people
Have fun

Project

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-02 12:12:35 UTC

At school we had to manage a project in a group of 4.
I was the project manager and our main goal was to helop high school students get into university. So we organized different events:
- an integration day
- a day at the Lyon Student fair
- interview training with university professors

It was satisfying for me because we made those events and it went pretty well, the students were glad. Furthermore, I was proud because there were some problems between 2 of my project team but still, we managed to see the project through.

Skills: communication, problems solving

Top 5 strenghts of my mum

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-02 14:05:21 UTC

Kindness
Humility
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
Love
Social intelligence

- identify in others what their character strenghts are
- see if we agree
Don't expect any reaction

Monday 25th September

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-02 14:07:21 UTC

I get to see my roommate again after the week-end and monday is the only day we have in common to spend some time together
I get to see my friends again after the week-end and we laughed a lot
I slept a lot so I could rest after the week-end of integration

Tuesday 26th September

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-02 14:08:57 UTC

I went to a hockey match with my friends and Grenoble won against Briançon
I made a dance training for the choreography of the Ol'INPiades
I had time to watch an episode of the serie I'm currently watching

Main emotions

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Sadness
Joy
Anger
Fear
Disgust
Surprise

Video neuroplasticity

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-09 11:58:42 UTC

The brain change throughout our lives

In our brain, there are billions of pathways (or roads), lighting up every time you think, feel or do something.
Habits : roads that are well travelled => we strenghten this road every time we do it again
Every time we try a new thing, we start carving a new road. And the more we do it, the more our brain use this pathway and weakens the former pathway.

Video Growing your mind

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-09 12:04:40 UTC

Intelligence can be change, we can become intelligent.

Brains are similars to muscles

- When do brains grows the most?

When we do some difficults activities like muscles, when we try some new activites, in a stimulate environment

- In what ways are brains similar to muscles?

The more you used it, the strenghts you get, you can develop it

- How do people become intelligent?

Doing some activites not easy in order to improve, adversity, challenge yourself and do feedback

Mindset continuum

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-09 12:46:34 UTC

Challenges:
Growth = enjoys being challenged

Encountering difficulty & obstacles:
Mixed (professional life) = persists when seeing progress
Growth (personal life) = expects eventual mastery

Effort:
Mixed = effort is necessary

Feedback & criticism:
High growth = requests critical feedback
=> I find it really frustrating to not have any feedback on what I've done so I don't mind asking for feedbacks to others.

Success of others:
Mixed = enjoys personal success
Growth = finds lessons and inspiration

Making mistakes:
Mixed = mistakes can be corrected

Offered help and support:
Mixed = accepts help

PRESENTATION OF THE DAY : Positive education

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-09 14:15:47 UTC

The combination of traditional education principles with the study of happiness and wellbeing

=> higher achievment, work productivity, creativity
Tools: PERMA model, VIA

Many benefits and limits

Encourage kindness and communication
Children are encourages to express their feelings

What make me feel alive?

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 11:49:32 UTC

Spending time with my family
Having a laugh with my friends
Travelling

Strenghts

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Things I love to do

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Needs in the world

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Going out with some friends

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Gratitude

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Find treatment for disease such as cancer

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Going on a trip

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Hiking

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Humor

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Zest

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Love and respect in every family

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Equality between men and women

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My project

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 12:24:10 UTC

Organize a trip for families to develop gratitude and improve family bonds. + activities to improve gratitude
Indeed, with gratitude comes respect and I tkink it's really important to be respectful with your family (they gave you everything and without them you wouldn't be here!)

Sihem's project

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 12:33:21 UTC

Organize an activity with every kind of people, no matter their nationalities, sexualities, religion... so we can have fun together. We really want to spend some good time with people wothout any judging.

Justine's project

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 12:36:45 UTC

Organize a team building to improve kindness in our group of friends. The goal is to create a place/a moment where everyone feel safe.

Video

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 13:22:32 UTC

- Take a step back and see the bigger picture
- For academic results
- More awareness
- Look for win-win situations
- Positivity attracts positivity

PRESENTATION OF THE DAY : Stress & anxiety

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 13:51:30 UTC

Stress is a cause and effect relationship: somthing happens in the environment that generates stress
Anxiety is a strong...
Differences between stress & anxiety : response, duration, symptoms and adaptive vs maladaptive
Causes: changes, relation difficulties, lack of control, high pressure, considerable responsibility, heavy workload
Symptomes: fatigue and difficulty sleeping, irritability, difficulties to focus, overthinking
Consequences: health problems, depression, burn out, increase of addiction trait
Solutions: deep breathing, exercise, mindfulness & meditation, social support, healthy diet, self-care, seek professsional help

Wednesday 27th september

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:06:41 UTC

I went to a rugby match with my roommate
I won a gift voucher for an escape game
The meal at the Crous was quite good (and it’s not always the case)

Thursday 28th September

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:07:54 UTC

I went to a party with my friends
While doing the « fresque du climat », I met new people with whom I laughed a lot
It was the first time I went to a night-club since a really long time because I no longer liked it but this time it was really cool

Friday 29th September

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:08:24 UTC

I went canyoning in my sports class
I went out with my former roommate with whom I was in Canada
I met some of my brother’s friends

Saturday 30th September

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:09:11 UTC

I finally had time to take a nap and rest after a long week
We advanced the choreography for the Ol'INPiades
I finished the serie I was watching

Sunday 1st October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:11:07 UTC

I slept in which allow me to rest after a week where I didn’t sleep much
I watched a movie that I had wanted to see for a long time (Babylon)
It was the first of October, which made me happy because it’s the month of Halloween

Monday 2nd October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:14:53 UTC

It was a sunny day
I slept late and had time for myself

Tuesday 3rd October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:16:30 UTC

I went up to the Bastille and came back home in less than an hour so I was very proud
I went to the bar with my friends
I learned that I’ll be part of the BDE this year

Wednesday 4th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:18:35 UTC

I learned that I will not have any course on Friday, which allow me to go back home to see my parents
I had time to go back to my apartment to eat
I was happy when the last course finally ended because it was a really long day

Thursday 5th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:19:58 UTC

I went back home and saw my dad
My flixbus wasn’t late
I ate McDo with my dad

Friday 6th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:23:09 UTC

I get to see my mum again after 3 weeks
I made some shopping
I saw 2 of my best friends from Lyon

Saturday 7th Otober

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:23:48 UTC

I was able to come to Grenoble with my car
I made a team building with a part of the BDE
I watched a great movie named Fairplay (in English of course)

Sunday 8th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:24:37 UTC

I went hiking with one of my friend Sihem in Chamrousse
We listened some old music that we really like in the car
The choreography of the Ol'INPiades is almost done and I find it really cool

Monday 9th October

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Tuesday 10th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:25:25 UTC

It took me 30 minutes to get to the Bastille (normally it takes 55 minutes)
I had a drink with my friends at the top of the Bastille

Wednesday 11th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:26:22 UTC

I gave my oral presentation in English class and it went very well (we got 15.5/20)
I got a bad mark in Spanish but fortunately it didn't count towards my final average
I went to the bar with the BDE

Thursday 12th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:27:06 UTC

I created my IAE starter group and I'm happy with it because we are productive
We absolutely wanted to be in the same group with a friend and we succeeded

Friday 13th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:27:36 UTC

We had our first course of vtt with the IAE
I stayed at school until 11pm to help build the tank for the Ol’INPiades and it was really fun

Saturday 14th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:28:13 UTC

I went to the parade of the Ol’INPiades with my friend
The women football team of IAE won at the semifinal of the competition and it was an amazing moment for everyone
I had fun at the party of the event

Sunday 15th October

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-10-23 17:28:48 UTC

We did the choreography in front of all the INP students and even if it was stressful, it was fun
Many people from the IAE congratulated us on the choreography
I invited some friends to my place and we watched the French rugby match while eating pizzas

Emotional intelligence

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-11-13 12:43:02 UTC

1. Identify your emotions

2. Understand your emotions

3. Expressing your emotions

4. Regulate your emotions

5. Using your emotions

PRESENTATION OF THE DAY : Motivation

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-11-13 13:01:47 UTC

MOTIVATION is an internal process. The essence of motivation is energized and persistent goal-directed behavior.

When we are motivated, we move and take actions.

TYPE OF MOTIVATION

Introjected motivation : regulated by compliance, external self control, ego involvment, standards, rules....

"I have this goal because I feel guilty or anxious if I don't".

Intrinsic Motivation : regulated by interest, enjoyment, inherent satisfaction

"I have this goal because I enjoy the way towards the goal".

Identified motivation : regulated by moral sense, personal importance and values

"I have this goal because it is a good thing to strive for, and I truy want to do it".

External motivation : regulated by compliance, external rewards, punishment and external pressures

"I have this goal because someone else wants me to pursue this goal".

Each type of motivation can be useful and detrimental if overused. The key is to find balance.

3 psychological needs

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-11-13 13:45:31 UTC

Autonomy : feel like you have control over your own life

Competence : another need concerns achievements, knowledge and skills

Relatedness : people need to have a sense of belonging

GROUP WORK

NEED FOR AUTONOMY

Threats :
- lack of responsibilities
- lack of trust from managers

Facilitates :
- trust
- experience

NEED FOR COMPETENCE

Threats :
- lack of training
- lack of knowledge
- lack of knowhow

Facilitates :
- trainings
- experiences
- difficulties because you can learn from them

NEED FOR RELATEDNESS

Threats :
- working at home
- bad communication

Facilitates :
- team building
- brainstrorming
- workshop
- afterwork
- chief happiness officer

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PRESENTATION OF THE DAY: Self-Esteem

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-12-04 12:39:45 UTC

Impacts on different factors:

mental health
interpersonal relationships
professional and academic success
stress management
physical well-being

Maslow Pyramid

Advertising of Dove => many people have bad self-esteem

Activity = give complimets to our classmates to grow their self-esteem

Strenghts of classmates

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-12-04 13:47:50 UTC

Charline : Kindness

Sihem : Love

Alice : Creativity

Justine : Love of learning

Olivier : Fairness

Andres : Self-Regulation

Wael : Fairness

Thomas : Prudence

For me, they said humor (x2), gratitude, kindness, love, zest and .teamwork

Future plans

maelyslamarre1003 — 2023-12-05 09:41:17 UTC