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WHILE TIME STANDS STILL: A Positive Psychology Film Review

Elena Miliaresis’ documentary While Time Stands Still tells the story of the hardships of military families – Laurie Agard considers the psychological aspects.

SILVER SKIES: A Positive Psychology Film Analysis
SILVER SKIES: A Positive Psychology Film Analysis

Silver Skies shows us how full of love, passion, friendship and fun the lives of the elderly are, and how we can learn from this depiction.

Positive Psychology & Film: Parenting With Children's Films
Positive Psychology & Film: Parenting With Children’s Films

“Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.” Stanley Kubrick on the importance and power of curiosity. As educators and parents we want to to care for, nurture, mentor, socialize, and provide for our children to the best of our ability.

Positive Psychology & Film: Flow
Positive Psychology & Film: Flow

“Inside each and every one of us is one true authentic swing … Somethin’ we was born with … Somethin’ that’s ours and ours alone …

Positive Psychology & Film: Atypical Dating Scripts
Positive Psychology & Film: Atypical Dating Scripts

Films and culture provide us with scripts that help us make sense of dating and sexuality. Unfortunately, many of the scripts are outdated.

Positive Psychology & Film Films Featuring Ethnic Minorities
Positive Psychology & Film: Films Featuring Ethnic Minorities

It’s critical that media show that all people belong. However, very few films in the United States are made by and about ethnic minorities.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL Through The Lens Of Positive Psychology
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL: Through The Lens Of Positive Psychology

In this part of Positive Psychology & Film, Laurie Agard interprets Life Is Beautiful, the inspiring and gut-wrenching Italian war film.

Positive Psychology Films: Women’s Careers
Positive Psychology & Film: Women’s Careers

A common stereotype in film is that women don’t work and have no career. What can we learn from the films in which women’s careers are at the forefront?

Positive Psychology & Film: Love
Positive Psychology & Film: Love

“Human beings are starved for love.” – Erich Fromm This article is part of a series. Find the first part here.

A Girl Escaped: Jailed Women In 21st Century Cinema
Positive Psychology And Film

You can improve your life by paying attention to how films use characters and themes to explore human values, virtues, and character strengths.