9. Positive Organizational Psychology Flashcards

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Define POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

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the study of positive emotions

e.g. subjective well-being, human strengths

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Friedrickson 2003

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BROADEN AND BUILD THEORY

positive emotions = important for survival

broaden and build…

  • cognitive processes
  • cognition
  • cognitive flexibility
  • potential behavioural options
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Name the “three levels of happiness”

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Level 1: joy, pleasure
Level 2: satisfaction, well-being
Level 3: flourishing, fufillment of one’s potential

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Level 1 is more __________ than Level 3.

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  • sensual
  • fleeting
  • immediate
  • absolute
  • reliably measured
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Level 3 is more _____________ than Level 1.

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  • cognitive
  • relative
  • moral
  • culturally influenced
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Sort the Levels of Happiness according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.

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Physiological needs, security needs –> Level 1
social needs, self-esteem needs –> Level 2
self-actualisation needs –> level 3

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What is POB?

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Positive Organizational behaviour

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Define POB.

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application of positively oriented

– human resource strengths
– psychological
capacities

that can be managed to improve work performance

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Name POB states.

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Optimism
Resilience
Confidence
Hope
Emotional Intelligence
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Define “work engagement”

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positive, affective-motivational state of fulfilment

    • vigour,
    • absorption
    • dedication
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Name one core factor of POB.

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Positive Psychological Capital

PsyCap

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What is UWES?

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Utrecht Work Engagement Scale

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UWES relates to which three components?

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VAD

Vigour
Absorption
Dedication

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Example “vigour” items (UWES)

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“at work I feel bursting with energy”

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Example “dedication” items (UWES)

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To me, my job is challenging

I am enthusiastic about my job

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Example “absorption” items (UWES)

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When I am working, I forget everything else around me

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Name three signs of Burnout and which aspect of the UWES they relate to…

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  1. emotional exhaustion –> vigour
  2. cynicism –> dedication
  3. reduced competence –> absorption
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BAKKER & OERLEMANS

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high activation/pleasant = engagement
high activation/unpleasant = workaholism

low activation/pleasant = satisfaction
low activation/unpleasant = burnout

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Engaged employees = profile?

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    • take personal initiative;
    • generate own positive feedback
    • also engaged outside their work;

achievement orientation
self-efficacy
positive perfectionism

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From whom is the “work engagement model”

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bakker & demerouti (2008)

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High engagement in workplace: outcomes…

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Better performance –> higher financial turnover

Reduced Absence; Reduced Personnel
Turnover; Higher productivity; Client satisfaction

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name and describe two organization health initiatives.

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BEHEALTHY, BANCO SANTANDER: Work-life balance, healthy-eating and sports
CARREFOUR LIFE, CARREFOUR: Healthy eating, employee health and sports,

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Describe briefly some exercises to develop positive psyCap

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Write a letter of gratitude twice a year (list 3 things…); reinforce positive future expectations,
accomplishments, strengths
➔ Celebrate a success at least once a week

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Org. health initiatives: criticism?

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Narrow focus (fitness and healthy eating –> toxic)

Physical health = relatively small part of overall well-being

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Gamification in workplace?

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use of game-thinking/game mechanics
in a non-game context

–> to improve engagement, ROI, data quality, timeliness, and learning

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COACH

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concept of “personal trainer”; interaction that promotes learning for improving people’s performance; adult-adult relationship, non-directive, adult-adult relationship, focus on goals

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what kinda trend in coaching?

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UPWARDS

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NAME DIFFERENT TYPES OF COACHING.

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  • Life coaching
  • Executive coaching
  • organizational coaching
  • business coaching
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key coaching skills?

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BPFC (Boys Poo, Fuck, Cry)

  • building Trust/confidence
  • promoting positive work outcome
  • feedback
  • creating right environment
30
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positive psychology: criticisms?

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Simplistic approaches: Anything new?
Positive psychology as a form of ideology. The
individual as principal axis
Do I have to be happy? Then upset about not feeling
happiness
Positive or negative emotions?? Ignore the
context and call it a priori “positive” or good.
Cultural differences in happiness

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Coachign: criticisms

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Minimal empirical evidence
• High professional infiltration
• Do you need work experience for coaching?

32
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Compare Psychotherapy and Coaching

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Psychotherapy:

    • focus on past
    • deals with dysfunctions
    • guided by signs, symptoms, clinical course

Coaching:

    • focus on future
    • deals with healthy client
    • guided by goals
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Describe the Johari Window

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Info known to self, and known to others = OPEN
Info know to self, not known to others = HIDDEN

Info known to others, not to self = BLIND
Info not known to others, not know to self = UNKNOWN