Assumptions Flashcards
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ASSUMPTION 1: FREE WILL
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- free will to direct emotion, use strengths to enhance lives
- seligman - happiness isnt genes or goodluck, its developing strengths
- deiner - more investment in relationship = happier
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ASSUMPTION 2: GOODNESS AND EXCELLENCE
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- happiness is natural like stress
- seligman - nurture signature strenghts to transform lives e.g. kindness
- should not magnify bad traits to buffer individuals from mental health issues
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ASSUMPTION 3: GOODLIFE
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- seligman - 3 desirable lives
- pleasant = happiness from emotion relating to past, present, future
- good = pursuing engaging activities and developing strengths
- meaningful = deep sense of fulfillment by living for greater purpose than ourselves
