4110 ASSESS 3

4110 ASSESS 3

Create a short newspaper or magazine reflecting on what you learned when completing a positive psychology activity, how it relates to optimal human functioning, and how you can apply it to a social issue.

Introduction

While you can use positive psychology concepts to enhance your personal well-being, you can also use them to promote social change. For example, you could design a program to help former prisoners integrate back into society using the traits of perseverance and creativity. You could also help at-risk youth by creating a program that integrates bravery, persistence, and integrity into its curriculum.

In this assessment, you will reflect on what you learned when completing one of the positive psychology activities related to justice, temperance, or transcendence and apply that knowledge to a social issue.

Preparation

• Step 1: Choose one of the activities you completed related to justice, temperance, or transcendence to focus on for this assessment.
• Step 2: Choose a social issue to focus on. Here are some examples to get you thinking:
  • Racism, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
• Step 3: Use the Capella University Library to find scholarly articles. If you aren't familiar with the library, the Bachelor's in Psychology Library Research Guide: Finding Articles page is a great place to start your search. You are required to use a minimum of six sources: your textbook, the Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification ebook, and four peer-reviewed journal articles from the Capella library. You may use the resources from the Positive Psychology Peer-Reviewed Articles reading list for two of the four peer-reviewed journal articles, if they are applicable to your topic.

• Instructions

  Create a short newspaper or magazine. For each of the four areas below, write a short article. Then arrange the articles to create a newspaper or magazine. You can include graphic or visual elements if you desire. Note: Remember to pay attention to copyrights on any visuals used and to give proper credit to the source of your images.In your Creating Newspapers and Magazines reading list, you can find resources to help you with the formatting in MS Word.

  Article 1: The Social Issue

  In approximately 250 words:
  • Introduce the concepts.
    • Describe the social issue and explain why this social issue is important.
  Note: This article can be a sidebar or callout like publications use when highlighting background information on other topics covered.

  Article 2: The Positive Psychology Concept

  In 350–500 words:
  • Analyze the strengths and limitations of positive psychology.
    • Describe positive psychology.
    • Analyze the strengths of positive psychology.
    • Analyze the weaknesses of positive psychology.
    • Note: Include evidence from a source for support.
  • Explain how a positive psychology concept relates to the social issue.
    • Describe the positive psychology concept related to justice, temperance, or transcendence that you are focused on.
    • Explain how the positive psychology concept relates to the social issue.
    • Note: Include evidence from a source for support.
  • Write to inform the audience.

  Article 3: The Positive Psychology-Based Strategy

  In 250–350 words:
  • Explain the positive psychology-based strategy related to justice, temperance, or transcendence you've developed to facilitate social change.
    • Explain how this strategy will help to reduce discrimination.
  • Summarize the research, including future directions.
  • Write to persuade your audience.

  Article 4: The Editorial

  In 250–350 words:
  • Develop strategies to enhance resilience and maintain skills in response to rapid social change and related changes in the job market.
    • Explain how you can use these strategies in the workplace.
    • Explain how you can use what you learned about yourself regarding justice, temperance, or transcendence to enhance your resilience in response to rapid social change.
    • Explain how you can use what you learned about yourself regarding justice, temperance, or transcendence to maintain your skills related to changes in the job market.
  • Write in an editorial style.

  • Additional Requirements

    Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
    • Written communication: Written communication is in professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
    • Resources: Use a minimum of six sources: your textbook, the Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification ebook, and four peer-reviewed journal articles from the Capella library. You may use the Positive Psychology Peer-Reviewed Articlesreading list for two of the four peer-reviewed journal articles, if they are applicable.
    • APA formatting: Attributes information to a source—either APA style or using footnotes. You will also be expected to provide complete references. See the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
    • Length: 2–4 typed, single-spaced pages.
    • Font and font size: 10–12 point font.