Assessment 2 Instructions: Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity Reflection Paper

Assessment 2 Instructions:

Wisdom, Courage, and
Humanity 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 your life.
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.
A significant part of positive psychology is determining a person’s strengths and
building on those to enhance well–being. The VIA is one way to measure and
categorize strengths. Identifying your top strengths is an interesting academic
exercise, but it becomes more interesting and helpful when you can find ways to
use that information to improve your personal or professional life. In this
assessment, you reflect on what you learned when completing one of the positive
psychology activities related to wisdom, courage, or humanity and apply that
knowledge to your personal or professional life.
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
For this assessment, complete the VIA Survey of Character Strengths and one
of the wisdom, courage, or humanity 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.
• In Section 2, complete Activity 2.1 VIA Survey of Character Strengths.
• In addition, complete one of the following activities in Section 2, 3, or 4.

o 2.2 Advice From Your Inner Sage.
o 2.3 Curiosity Activity.
o 2.4 Creative Thinking Activity.
o 3.1 Courage Activity.
o 3.2 Zest Activity.
o 3.3 Honesty Activity.
o 4.1 Sentence Completion.
o 4.2 Compassionate Love Scale.
o 4.3 Close Relationships Questionnaire.
o 4.4 Drive–by Flowering.
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 Personal or Professional Issues
o Summarize how what you learned from this activity and the study of character
strengths for this assessment may be applied to personal issues in your life or
professional issues as in an educational or work setting.
o Analyze the strengths and limitations (advantages and disadvantages, pros and
cons) of applying what you learned or the character strengths studied to the
personal or professional 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 and reference all scholarly sources.
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 at least two properly cited
professional resources (such as a textbook and at least 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 Wisdom, Courage, and Humanity 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 personal or professional situations.
• 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 personal or
professional 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.