Option 1: Emotional Well-Being Action Plan
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Post: Create an action plan on how to maintain your emotional well-being in the current environment.
Your plan can be for yourself or for another individual. Your plan should include a table outlining the challenges and the supports (see below example), the action plan, and supporting references/links. The idea is that for every challenge you have, you also have supports in your life that can help you, and you can also take action to transform your challenge into a growth opportunity.
For ideas, use your textbook (Chapters 8, 9, and 10), research literature, and online resources that you have determined have been rigorously reviewed and rooted within science. List them in the references for your table.
You can use the “table” icon in the formatting box above to create a table in your post like the one below (How do I insert a table using the New Rich Content Editor? (Links to an external site.)). You can also create one in Word and paste it in.
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Goal–Increased Emotional Wellbeing
Purpose/Rationale–While
Assessment: I will print this out (adding more space between each row for notes) and put a copy in my planner each week. Using a colored pen, I will track my “wins” by making a few notes daily and taking 5 minutes to write a celebratory summary of the week on Sunday.
References for my action plan:
1Killen, A., & Macaskill, A. (2015). Using a gratitude intervention to enhance well-being in older adults. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16(4), 947-964.
2Routledge, K. M., Williams, L. M., Harris, A. W., Schofield, P. R., & Gatt, J. M. (2021). The impact of online brain training exercises on experiences of depression, anxiety and emotional wellbeing in a twin sample. Journal of psychiatric research, 134, 138-149.
3Prime, H., Wade, M., & Browne, D. T. (2020). Risk and resilience in family well-being during the COVID-19 pandemicLinks to an external site.. American Psychologist, 75(5), 631.
4Yang, H., & Ma, J. (2020). How an epidemic outbreak impacts happiness: Factors that worsen (vs. protect) emotional well-being during the coronavirus pandemicLinks to an external site.. Psychiatry Research, 289, 113045.
5Lades, L. K., Laffan, K., Daly, M., & Delaney, L. (2020). Daily emotional well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemicLinks to an external site.. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(4), 902-911.
Option 2: Motivational Speaker Critique
This discussion option requires you to take what you’ve learned from this course and use it to evaluate sources of information about motivation from outside the course. You’ll find Chapters 9 and 10 especially helpful.
Find an example of a motivational speaker via a video or podcast of your choosing that is at least 12 minutes long. Choose one that another student hasn’t already chosen – there are lots of them out there!
Critique the assertions the speaker provides about motivation in it, using at least 3 principles (using the psychological term) that you have learned from this course on how to motivate yourself and/or others. Your critique should include at least three paragraphs, including one for each principle highlighted in your analysis.
Make sure the link for the video clip or podcast you critique is within your post. (See below for how to do this.)
Reply to at least two of your peers’ critiques, referencing what you have learned from this course.
Here are some examples of motivational speakers’ videos (Please find your own; don’t use these. They are examples.)
Les Brown – Your Mind is Your Key to Your SuccessLinks to an external site.
Loving Yourself Through Change – Goal Setting for WomenLinks to an external site.
Earning Your Discussion Points
Many weeks throughout the semester, you will participate with classmates in the Discussion, where you will have opportunities to apply what you are learning. Discussion expectations include the following:
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