Preventative //Samantha Tedder

     This article was an intriguing read. Seligman's opinions on preventative health care taking a healthier balance with healing health care are refreshing amid America's plethora of miracle drugs and treatments. Of course, some things cannot be prevented or predicted, but with the continued research on the root causes of illnesses, humanity is learning how to better avoid poor health. 

    Within Psychology, Seligman suggests that happiness has science that can and should be discovered and studied. He hopes this new science will create an art form for living a healthy life. Something that can be taught and replicated, mastered even. This outlook on health can be seen in today's self-care culture. The idea is that taking care of yourself sets you up to do everything else well. In a balanced life, this is not self-centeredness but actually very thoughtful for one's community. Giving others your best self can almost only be positive for everyone around. Seligman holds this idea within his address. When acknowledging the monetary side of creating a new science, Seligman presents this counter, "But I suggest there's another cost offset to consider: one for the individual and for the community" (Page 3). I really enjoyed Seligman's view on health and treatments. It seems like he cares deeply for humanity as a whole. I'm not saying other doctors do not have such convictions, but Seligman's are to be greatly admired.

P.S. I commented on Song Whittington and Emma Landry's posts.

Ty.

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  1. Emmett BryantApril 4, 2022 at 2:15 PM

    I totally agree. So many people see "self-help" as self-centeredness when the only way to truly help and care for others is to be healthy and happy yourself. It is hard for broken people to mend broken people. We have to look inwards and focus on ourselves before we try to patch someone else up because if we ourselves aren't in the right head space then we could botch it and stunt their health and mental growth. -Emmett Bryant

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  2. Haylee LyndApril 4, 2022 at 5:41 PM

    I agree. I loved his take on how we should approach psychology. I like the way you describe his desire to balance preventative healthcare with healing healthcare. I think it sums up his beliefs in a a way that shows he is not against healing healthcare; he just feels there is an imbalance.

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