AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This element of the model is one of the most obvious connections to happiness. Being able to focus on positive emotions is more than just smiling, it is the ability to be optimistic and view the past, present, and future from a positive perspective.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seligman’s PERMA™ theory of well-being is an attempt to answer these fundamental questions. There are five building blocks that enable flourishing – Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment (hence PERMA™) – and there are techniques to increase each.

Detailed explanation-3: -Martin Seligman presents the ‘PERMA’ model which steps through five elements essential to human wellbeing and flourishing: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and achievement. Leaders can use this model to encourage others to flourish, and also to understand how they can improve their own wellbeing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seligman has identified five elements that are important for happiness-positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and achievement. The acronym for these elements, PERMA, is the term that they are most often referred to.

Detailed explanation-5: -Martin Seligman’s most famous work may be his research on the theory of learned helplessness. “Learned helplessness is a term specifying an organism learning to accept and endure unpleasant stimuli, and unwilling to avoid them, even when it is avoidable.” (Seligman & Maier, 1967)