Mental Strength
Do you tend to be optimistic about the future, good at dealing with difficulties, and able to cope well with setbacks? Don’t worry, you don’t have to send a letter of application now, but if you find these qualities in yourself, you likely have high mental strength. You hear the term mental toughness often, but […]
Resilience
Have you ever noticed that some people are more adept at handling setbacks and stress than others? Or that people experience varying rates of improvement in their mental well-being following traumatic experiences? All of this also has to do with resilience. In psychology, resilience refers to a person’s psychological and mental resistance, essential for successfully […]
Setting Life Goals
“Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” Everyone knows this question. You’re visiting relatives, and sooner or later they always ask about your plans for the future, followed by more unspecific and vague questions with equally unsatisfactory answers. There is another approach, though not as well known, and we are here to tell you […]
What is Positive Psychology?
When picturing a psychologist you may ask yourself, “what exactly do psychologists do?” Often when we think of psychologists we think only of the ones who treat people with mental illnesses. Is this still the case today? It was until recently. Then, in the late 1990s, a scholar named Martin Seligman became president of the […]
About Well-being
We talk a lot about mental health, mindfulness, and well-being on this blog (I mean, it is a well-being world after all). These concepts have become increasingly important, be it on social media, at universities, or even in schools. The problem is that well-being and mindfulness are rather abstract words, and most people are not […]
