Module 6, Emotional Wellness

Positive Psychology: Turning Your Self-Talk Around

Outcomes

Read pages 213-217 of the textbook. In this chapter, your text discusses self-talk and how dwelling on the negative affects our self-concept.
Over the next couple of days, listen to your self-talk. On the attached worksheet, write the situation and the negative OR positive self-talk that you hear. You may also use examples that are recurring throughout your life, i.e. when I am around my mother-in-law, when I meet new people, etc.
Go to this link and complete the "VIA Survey of Character Strengths" which measures 24 character strengths.

What popped out in the readings that you found particularly interesting?
What did you learn from the self-talk exercise? Were you surprised by your self-talk? Was it easy/difficult to catch the self-talk?
What it was like to complete the VIA Survey of Character Strengths assessment? What were your five top strengths? Discuss the results of your assessment, including where you feel it hit and or missed the mark?
Give examples of how you have applied each of these strengths? (In the last day; last week; at home; at work; in your community…)
Look at your self-talk. Knowing what you know now about your strengths, provide at least 2 examples of how your strengths might contribute to your self-talk. Identify at least 2 examples of how you can use one or more of these strengths to replace the negative self-talk with something positive. Provide details of how you will convince yourself.

Attach a copy of your Self-Talk worksheet.
Type your responses in a 1000-1200 word paper, double space, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins on all sides. Number your responses to match the question number and include the question in your answer, do not re-type the question.