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POSITIVE EDUCATION — THE AXIOM OF CONTEMPORARY UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION
1he ratio ranged from 2 to 1 to 11 to 1. All the results of the study below and
above showed a ratio with a great discrepancy in the emotional experience of
the individual and the group. Under the ratio, she showed signs of stress, ag¬
gression, nervousness, reluctance, and discomfort. The disposition of self¬
reflection was lacking above the ratio. Based on the results, the author recom¬
mends practicing a 3 to 1 ratio for a successful and contented human life
(Fredrickson, 2009).
She found that experiencing positive emotions such as compassion, hope,
and gratitude can negate fear, anxiety, and anger and have a beneficial effect
on the physical human body. The author concluded that positive people are
healthier and know how to cure and manage life crises more easily. Fredrick¬
son is also known for her Broaden-and-Build Theory of 2002, namely: the
“expansion and building theory” (Fredrickson, 2001, 2009; in Slezäckovä, 2012,
37).
Fredrickson (2009) affirms openness of mind and behaviour, based on a
positive perception of reality, creative processing of information with the
consolidation of internal resources and transformation into skills, and abilities,
with the development of unique life competencies. This is reflected in the good
impact of positive emotions on the physical, mental, spiritual and social areas
of the individual and leads to longevity. The author of the concept presents
causal connections between positive and negative feelings and the behaviour
of an individual. Anger exhorts a person to attack, anger urges one to correct.
The problem only arises when negative emotions are associated with spe¬
cific action tendencies such as survival mechanisms. The result of the author’s
research is a model that combines positive emotions into one. She found that
positive emotions broaden the supply of thoughts and actions, while negative
emotions narrow them. Based on the results of the research, Fredrickson de¬
termined the most satisfactory ratio between positivity and negativity in a
satisfied, successful human life.
Resilience as immunity, resistance to adversity
Resilience as a topic of research concerning positive psychology is focused on
its understanding as immunity, and resistance to the adversity of life, and
subsequently, the results are created in specific school programs.
The proof is provided by the psychologist Philip Zimbardo, who, from the
study of bad personalities and anti-social behaviour of an individual or the
whole group, went on to research the conditions for building a healthy indi¬
viduality with the support of resilience. His Stanford Prison Experiment is
popular, in which he identifies evil emanating from the human personality,
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