Toxic Positivity

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychological theory
gptkbp:associatedWith workplace culture
social media trends
self-help industry
gptkbp:cause emotional suppression
emotional isolation
feelings of guilt for negative emotions
invalidating others' feelings
gptkbp:contrastsWith emotional validation
gptkbp:describes excessive overgeneralization of a happy or optimistic state
gptkbp:discusses psychology
mental health literature
gptkbp:form emotional invalidation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Toxic Positivity
gptkbp:involves denial of negative emotions
minimization of authentic emotional experience
gptkbp:is_criticized_for discouraging emotional honesty
promoting unrealistic optimism
gptkbp:is_opposed_by mental health professionals
emotional intelligence advocates
gptkbp:relatedTo toxic positivity culture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Used
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6