"Positive psychology exercises can be harmful for some" (Nov 2011)

[Dolphin]

I've a feeling I read about this before somewhere but nothing is showing up under a forum search for Sergeant. I thought it was interesting as sometimes many seem to think the only two options with psychological interventions is that they help or they don't make any difference.

Positive psychology exercises can be harmful for some

Positive psychology exercises work by developing people's strengths and emotional resources, thereby building their resilience to depression. For a new study, Susan Sergeant and Myriam Mongrain wanted to test the idea that these exercises will be more effective if they're tailored to people's particular personality type. They focused on two traits associated with vulnerability to depression: being excessively self-critical and being excessively needy.

Article continues at: http://www.bps-research-digest.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/positive-psychology-exercises-can-be.html

 

[Valentijn]

I've a feeling I read about this before somewhere but nothing is showing up under a forum search for Sergeant. I thought it was interesting as sometimes many seem to think the only two options with psychological interventions is that they help or they don't make any difference.

Interesting ... I wonder if the trait of psychological neediness has some relationship with physical neediness.