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Psychotherapies Discussion Prompts

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  • Psychologist Martin Seligman follows an approach called “positive psychology”, where he says that how you think about events in your life determines your response to them. He also believes that particular patterns of seeing the world- like optimism and pessimism- are key components of mental health. How do you typically perceive events in the world, particularly negative ones? Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist, generally-speaking? While Seligman targets depression, do you think this approach could be used for some of the other disorders mentioned in Mental Disorders? Are there drawbacks or weaknesses to his approach?
  • In your opinion, what was the purpose of the Rosenhan (1973) study? What did his results indicate? Is there anything that can or should be done, given his results?