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Download 3 Free Positive Psychology Exercises (PDF)
Enhance wellbeing with these free, science-based exercises that draw on the latest insights from positive psychology.
Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts: 5 Worksheets (+PDF)
Automatic thoughts are images, words, or other kinds of mental activity that pop into your head in response to a trigger. These thoughts can seem [...]
What Are Positive Emotions in Psychology? (+List & Examples)
Most people like to feel good, and positive emotions just plain feel good. They don’t necessarily need a reason or cause behind them for us [...]
What is Albert Ellis’ ABC Model in CBT Theory? (Incl. PDF)
Albert Ellis’s ABC Model is a significant part of the form of therapy that he developed, known as Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). REBT served as [...]
7 Best Mood Trackers to Chart and Journal Your Mood (+ PDF)
You cannot manage what you do not measure. This is true in business, health, and can even be applied to one’s personal life. The fact [...]
Behavioral Activation Therapy: 14+ Techniques & Worksheets
Behavioral activation (BA) is a therapeutic intervention that is often used to treat depression. Behavioral activation stems from a behavioral model of depression that conceptualizes [...]
10 Techniques to Manage Stress & 13 Quick Tips
We have all felt stress and its effects. After all, the experience of feeling threatened and unable to manage stress can significantly impact how we [...]
11+ Honesty Worksheets & Tests for Adults (+ PDF)
“Honesty is the best policy.” – Benjamin Franklin Or is it? Benjamin Franklin seems to think so, but he also said this: “Remember not only [...]
Cognitive Restructuring Techniques for Reframing Thoughts
Do you ever find yourself following a certain train of thought, without consciously deciding to go down that path, that takes you to a sad [...]
Codependency: What Are The Signs & How To Overcome It
Codependency refers to a psychological construct involving an unhealthy relationship that people might share with those closest to them. It was originally thought to involve [...]
What Is the Meaning of Life According to Positive Psychology
Throughout modern history, one of the questions that humans have asked the most is “What is the meaning of life?” “Ultimately, man should not ask [...]