Psychology And Camping At Chutes Provincial Park - 1656 Words

Psychology and Camping at Chutes Provincial Park Next, I will be analyzing my leisure experience at Chutes Provincial Park through a psychological lens. More specifically I will be looking at the positive psychology movement. Kahneman and Krueger (2006) believe that â€Å"positive psychology focuses on the well-being and flourishing of individuals and communities† (as quoted in Mock, Mannell, Guttentag, 2016, pp. 41). In addition to looking at well-being, positive psychology studies human functioning (Mock et al., 2016, pp.41). My camping experience at Chutes Provincial Park relates can be described as an experience that helped me develop and improve my well-being. The summers I spent camping at Chutes Park with my family were times of what†¦show more content†¦283). From a psychological perspective, camping was an effective way for my parents to teach my siblings and I about nature. Furthermore, I felt a psychological connection to nature which enhanced my leisure experience. In my leisure experience description I wrote â€Å"Mornings always consisted of sausages and berries which gave my family plenty of energy to explore the vast area of Camp Chutes and the various activities such as hiking the Twin Bridges Trail and swimming in the fine sandy beach that was tucked in the river below the falls. My siblings and I would always run ahead on the trails while my parents walked behind slowly and chatted. We would run as far as we could, laughing, until our mother yelled for us to slow down and wait for her and my father to catch up. Although the campsite had reserved areas for canoeing, my family never owned a canoe. However, one time I will never forget is when my family met an older man and his wife, who offered to teach us how to paddle a canoe. After failing several attempts of getting into the canoe, sliding into the water and going right under, coming out wet and cold every time, I remember finally getting into the canoe and listening to the old man as he taught my family and I tricks and techniques for paddling and steering the canoe. By the end of it, I was a pro.† My happiness and leisure