Oklahoma Social Studies PS.7.6
The Standard
- PS.7
- Examine mental disorders and the factors that promote mental and physical health.
Explain how positive psychology approaches mental health, identifying factors that lead to well-being, including resilience, positive emotions and expressing gratitude.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · PS.7
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how positive psychology looks at strengths and habits that support mental health. They identify resilience, positive emotions, and gratitude in everyday situations and explain how each can support well-being.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a setback, a student can name a realistic coping step, a possible positive emotion, and a specific way to express gratitude. They explain how these may help without claiming they replace mental health care.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think positive psychology means ignoring sadness or stress. Some think resilience means never asking for help. Others assume gratitude can cure a mental health condition.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to respond to this exit ticket: 'A student fails a driving test. Name a resilient next step, a possible positive emotion, and a specific gratitude statement. How might each support well-being?'
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a failed-tryout card and three index cards; have them write a coping step, a possible positive emotion, and a thank-you message.
Ask: 'Can gratitude help someone who feels anxious without fixing the cause? Give an example and explain your answer.'
Read four setback cards aloud; have teams match each with a realistic coping step and explain their choice.
Have students draft a thank-you text to someone who helped them this week, then write how sending it might affect their mood.
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