Student Wellbeing Corner
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CALM Website - Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind |
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"All of us want to have a happy life. No one wakes up in the morning thinking "I hope I will be miserable today". Many of us think that happiness is dependent on external situations like possessions, status and pleasures. Though these things can be good, often the satisfaction they bring is short term." "Scientific studies on what makes people truly and genuinely happy show the importance of four main things: Click Here to learn more about what makes people truly and genuinely happy.
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Positive Psychology |
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Authentic Happiness |
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![]() "Authentic Happiness is the homepage of Dr. Martin Seligman, Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of positive psychology, a branch of psychology which focuses on the empirical study of such things as positive emotions, strengths-based character, and healthy institutions." "There are two complementary strategies for improving the human condition. One is to relieve what is negative in life; the other is to strengthen what is positive. Mainstream psychology focuses largely on the first strategy; Positive Psychology emphasizes the second" - Martin Seligman. Go to the Authentic Happiness homepage here.
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Urge |
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"Urge/Whakamanawa is a youth health and information service designed to assist young people find useful information or resources to help them regarding a variety of youth related topics."
- Helping young people help themselves and each other
Click here to go to the Urge homepage.
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