Psychology consumed with mental illness

Describing and measuring depression,

schizophrenia, addiction etc.
Explanations for disorders across the
lifespan
Genetics, biochemistry, psychological
causes
Emphasis on relieving the pain
Global Gallop Poll
Which would help you be more successful
in your life - knowing what your
weaknesses are and attempting to
improve on them or knowing your
strengths and building on them?
41% US, 38% UK, 24% Japan focused on
weaknesses. No country focused on
strengths.
Authentic Happiness?
Comes from identifying and cultivating
your most fundamental strengths and
using them everyday in work, love, play,
parenting etc
The Signature Strengths
WISDOM
COURAGE
HUMANITY
JUSTICE
TEMPERANCE
TRANSCEDENCE
Several distinct routes to each of the six and
these are measurable and acquirable
strengths



Explicit vs. Implicit
intentional
controlled
direct
measurement
self-report
subject to
presentationa
l biases
unintentional
automatic
indirect
measurement
no self-report
needed
not subject to
presentationa
l biases
Explicit Attitudes
Implicit Attitudes
Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, is a
technique for measuring brain activity. It works by detecting
the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in
response to neural activity when a brain area is more
active it consumes more oxygen and to meet this increased
demand blood flow increases to the active area. fMRI can be
used to produce activation maps showing which parts of the
brain are involved in a particular mental process.