10-The Role of Connectedness and Positive Psychology Flashcards
Which is not a list of therapeutic lifestyle change interventions?
A) Recreation, relaxation and stress management
B) Exercise and physical activity
C) Relationships, religious or spiritual involvement
D) Service to others
E) Counseling session with behavioral therapist
E.
Counseling sessions with behavioral health providers could help with mental and emotional health, but this counseling falls under the category of psychotherapy and not personal lifestyle change.
All others are correct. Other therapeutic lifestyle changes include: nutrition and diet and time in nature.
Which of the following statements is/are true in regard to a plant-based diet and emotional well-being?
A) Depression was 10% more likely to develop in adults who frequently ate fast food compared to those who avoided it.
B) An increased rate of depression occurs in a linear dose-response curve with higher trans-fat intake.
C) Depression is positively associated with intake of mono- and poly-unsaturated fats.
D) Fish oil is an effective therapy to treat depression.
E) None of the above are true
B. An increased rate of depression occurs in a linear dose-response curve with higher trans-fat intake.
Whereas, depression is negatively associated with intake of mono- and poly-unsaturated fats.
Depression was 40% more likely to develop in adults who frequently ate fast food compared to those who avoided it.
Some studies show fish oil may help reduce symptoms of depression. However, other studies show little benefit of treating depression with fatty acids.
Treatment with omega-3 fatty acids does appear beneficial among some populations, such as those with depression or bipolar disease.
The benefits of eating a plant-based diet on emotional well-being include:
A) Higher vitamin C intake, which is a co-factor in the production of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
B) Lower scores for mood disturbance among men and women, lower anxiety scores among men, and lower stress scores among women.
C) Increased eudemonic feelings (engagement, meaning and purpose) and behaviors (curiosity and creativity) in young adults.
D) Improved health, quality of life and productivity in the workplace.
E) All the above are correct.
E.
All the above are correct.
Which combination is FALSE about healthy habits for emotional well-being?
A) Finding and improving signature strengths and regularly practicing acts of kindness.
B) Doing activities that feel meaningful, and connecting and interacting with others regularly through social media.
C) Expressing appreciation, and writing down how one wants to be remembered.
D) Savoring the pleasing things in life, counting blessings and thinking of one’s happiest days frequently.
E) None of the above are false.
B.
Doing activities that feel meaningful, and connecting and interacting with others regularly through social media.
Connecting and interacting with others is important. However, it’s most important to regularly connect and interact with others in person and not solely or mainly through social media. The use of social media has been connected to higher rates of depression.
Which is the correct definition of “positive psychology?”
A) The study of the strengths and virtues that allow individuals and communities to thrive. It does not minimize misery, but rather focuses on amplifying happiness through positive affect and individual strengths and virtues.
B) Contentment with the past, happiness in the present, and hope for the future.
C) Appreciation of beauty and excellence, bravery, creativity, gratitude, honesty, hope, humility, humor, judgement, kindness, leadership and love.
D) Being fully absorbed into the present moment with a “blissful immersion” that stretches intelligence, skill or emotional capacity.
E) The ability to be optimistic and the ability to view the past, present and future in a positive fashion.
A.
The study of the strengths and virtues that allow individuals and communities to thrive. It does not minimize misery, but rather focuses on amplifying happiness through positive affect and individual strengths and virtues.
Positive affect is contentment with the past, happiness in the present and hope for the future. Appreciation of beauty and excellence, bravery, creativity, gratitude, honesty, hope, humility, humor, judgement, kindness, leadership and love are many of the strengths and virtues studied in positive psychology. Engagement is being fully absorbed into the present moment with a “blissful immersion” that stretches intelligence, skill or emotional capacity. Positive emotion is the ability to be optimistic and the ability to view the past, present and future in a positive fashion. Engagement and positive emotion are two of the pillars of positive psychology, along with relationships, meaning and accomplishments.
Which answers are associated with the eudaimonia view of life meaning and purpose?
a) Happiness comes from inherent meaning and purpose, and human nature works to discover that meaning.
b) Happiness is characterized by the presence of positive emotions and expressions and the absence of negative emotions and expressions.
c) Humans are born empty, and they acquire meaning through social and cultural interaction.
d) To live life in a full and deeply satisfying manner.
e) Less activation of the amygdala, more engagement of higher cortical function with negative stimuli, and sustained activation of the reward circuit with positive stimuli.
f) Pro-inflammatory genes are down-regulated while antibody synthesis genes are up-regulated.
A) a, d, e
B) b, c, f
C) b, c
D) a, d, e, f
E) All are associated with eudaimonia
D. a, d, e, f
Eudaimonia, the perspective that happiness comes from inherent meaning and purpose, and human nature works to discover that meaning, finding what nourishes and what dampens it in order to live life in a full and deeply satisfying manner. Eudaimonia is associated with: less activation of the amygdala; more engagement of higher cortical function with negative stimuli; and sustained activation of the reward circuit with positive stimuli. Eudaimonia appears to aid adaptive and protective functions, and it’s associated with greater insular cortex volume.
Hedonia is the perspective that happiness is characterized by the presence of positive emotions and expressions and the absence of negative emotions and expressions, with an overall high amount of life satisfaction. The thought process behind hedonia is that humans are born empty, and they acquire meaning through social and cultural interaction.
Eudaimonia is associated with gene regulation: pro-inflammatory genes are down-regulated while antibody synthesis genes are up-regulated.
Hedonia is associated with the opposite pattern.
