Assessment 3 Instructions: Justice, Temperance, and Transcendence Reflection Paper
• Write a 3-4 page paper reflecting on what you learned when completing a positive psychology activity, how it relates to optimal human functioning, and how you can apply that to a social issue.
Introduction
Note: You are encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the sequence in which they are presented. It is best to complete Assessment 1 first. Assessment 1 will help to prepare you for the other assessments. It is best to complete Assessment 4 last since it is the most complex of the four assessments.
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 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.
Overview
Note: You are encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the sequence in which they are presented. It is best to complete Assessment 1 first. Assessment 1 will help to prepare you for the other assessments. It is best to complete Assessment 4 last since it is the most complex of the four assessments.
Preparation Note: You should try to finish the assessments in this course in the order they are given. The best thing to do is to finish Assessment 1 first. The first test will help you get ready for the other tests. Since Assessment 4 is the most difficult of the four, it is best to do it last.
Preparation
Choose one of the justice, moderation, or transcendence activities from the Positive Psychology Activities media piece to do for this assessment. You are asked to write down your own thoughts and observations (things learned or relearned).
For this assessment, choose one of the justice, temperance, or transcendence activities in the Positive Psychology Activities media piece. You are encouraged to record your personal reflections (thoughts) and insights (things learned or relearned). These notes will help you complete the assessment.
• Complete one of the following activities in Section 5, 6, or 7.
o 5.1 Loyola Generativity Scale.
o 5.2 Leadership Self-Assessment.
o 6.1 Heartland Forgiveness Scale.
o 6.2 Conflict Resolution.
o 6.3 Relational Humility Scale.
o 7.1 Adult Hope Scale.
o 7.2 How Do You Use Humor?
o 7.3 Expressing Gratitude.
o 7.4 Gratitude Survey.
Use the Capella University Library to find scholarly articles. If you aren’t familiar with the library, the “Finding Articles” section of the Psychology Research Guide is a great place to start your search. You are required to include a minimum of 2 properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and peer-reviewed scholarly journal article).
Instructions
Organize your paper, using the following headings to ensure that you address each element of the assessment.
• Activity Summary
o Describe the activity you are focusing on for this assessment.
o Summarize and explain your personal reflections and insights to demonstrate what you learned from this experiential learning activity. What did you learn about yourself or others?
• Relationship to Positive Psychology
o Explain how this experiential activity or the character strength it represents is related to optimal human functioning. How does this activity demonstrate the principles and concepts of positive psychology?
• Application to Social Issues
o Summarize how what you learned from this activity and the study of character strengths for this assessment may be applied to social issues such as aging, mental health versus mental illness, and happiness and well-being.
o Analyze the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons) of applying what you learned or the character strengths studied to social issues.
o Include supportive research findings related to these topics (at least one scholarly peer-reviewed article in addition to supporting information from a textbook or a professional source). Be sure to cite all scholarly sources where appropriate.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to current Evidence and APA guidelines.
• Number of References: Your paper should include a minimum of two properly cited professional resources (such as a textbook and a minimum of one peer-reviewed scholarly journal article from the Capella library).
• Length: 3–4 double-spaced pages of content in addition to the title page and reference page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Review the Justice, Temperance, and Transcendence Reflection Paper Scoring Guide for details on how your paper will be graded.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 1: Explain the relationship among positive experiences, positive traits, and optimal human functioning.
o Explain how a particular activity demonstrates the relationship between experiential activities or character strengths and optimal human functioning.
• Competency 2: Apply concepts of positive psychology to real world situations.
o Explain reflections and insights related to experiential learning activities.
o Apply concepts of positive psychology to social issues.
• Competency 3: Apply research findings to topics in positive psychology.
o Support analysis with research findings related to topics or issues.
• Competency 4: Analyze the strengths and limitations of applied positive psychology.
o Analyze the strengths and limitations of applying character strengths to social issues.
• Competency 5: Write using a clear purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.
o Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text with appropriate tone and grammatically sound sentences.
o Use APA-style formatting in citations and references.
