Group 2 Presentation

Self-Discipline

& Grit

Week 13: Positive-Psychological-Interventions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Self Regulation

Savouring & Positive Reminiscence

How do we savor?

Time Orientation, Four savouring
processes and ten strategies

SELF-DISCIPLINE & GRIT

The ability to choose successfully among conflicting impulses'

SELF DISCIPLINE

GRIT

Perseverance and passion for long term goals'

Self-regulation (SR) is 'the process by which we can seek control over our
thoughts, feelings, and impulses.

There are several ingredients needed for the acquisition and maintenance of SR.

SELF-REGULATION

What do we need to attain SR?

THESE INCLUDE:

STANDARD

MONITORING

STRENGTH/WILLPOWER

MOTIVATION

GRATITUDE VISIT

The Gratitude Visit or Gratitude Letter requires you to
write a letter to someone you never properly thanked. You
can either read the letter out loud in person or send the
letter through the mail (although the first format is ideal).
Even more interesting is that this exercise works even
when you don’t send the letter (Lyubomirsky et al., 2006).

SAVOURING AND

POSITIVE

REMINISCENCE

Another underpinning mechanism by which PPIs are
believed to work is the process of savouring.

SAVOURING

Is defined as ‘The capacity to attend to, appreciate and
enhance the positive experiences in one’s life.’ It is
important to distinguish savouring as a process and not as
an outcome – thus it is something we do, and not something
that happens – and it requires active engagement on the
person’s behalf.

HOW DO WE

SAVOUR?

TIME ORIENTATION

the past (reminiscing)

the present (savouring the moment)

the future (anticipating)

FOUR SAVOURING PROCESSES

thanksgiving
(gratitude)

basking

(pride)

marveling

(awe) and

luxuriating

(physical pleasure)

TEN STRATEGIES

sharing with others
memory building
comparing
sensory-perceptual sharpening
self-congratulation

absorption
behavioural expression
temporal awareness
counting blessings
killjoy thinking