Chapter 8: education for personal well being

Question 1

the ____ is not normally considered a family

Answer 1

individual

Question 2

our _____ ____ has a great impact on our ability to be good family members

Answer 2

personal functioning

Question 3

the ______ people devote more time to family and friends, express more gratitude, offer more help to others, practice optimism, get more exercise, have lifelong goals, and cope better with stress

Answer 3

happiest

Question 4

what is essential to happiness and productivity?

Answer 4

self esteem

Question 5

research found self esteem is not predictive of what?

Answer 5

success

Question 6

well being is not as simple as ____

Answer 6

self appreciation

Question 7

learn to respect yourself while cultivating what?

Answer 7

healthy relationships

Question 8

Martin seligman said that physchology had only focused on what? and believed you should focus on what?

Answer 8

illness

signature strengths

Question 9

wellness is more than the absence of ___

Answer 9

sickness

Question 10

cultivation of ____ is more important for flourishing than the eradication of weakness

Answer 10

strengths

Question 11

positive psychology is the opposite of what?

Answer 11

traditional psychology which heavily focused on a correction of weakness

Question 12

Humans are ___ beings

Answer 12

rational

Question 13

research suggests we are full of cognitive what?

Answer 13

errors, biases and self serving interpretations

Question 14

gut is manifested in what?

Answer 14

our feelings, makes snap decisions

ex- I don’t like that person

Question 15

our ____ works to find reasons to justify our gut feelings

Answer 15

minds (head)

Question 16

naive realism

Answer 16

we think we see the world as it really is. other peoples perspectives are warped by interests and ideologies

Question 17

myth of pure evil

Answer 17

perception of self as better than we are, and enemies as worse than they are

Question 18

____ psychology points us outward - the world doesn’t revolve around you

Answer 18

positive

Question 19

___ build bridges between perspectives

Answer 19

relationships

Question 20

value of humility

Answer 20

being open to the views of others

Question 21

savor the present

Answer 21

take nothing for granted

appreciate the little things

Question 22

savor the past

Answer 22

focus on positive experiences

Question 23

savor the future

Answer 23

be optimistic, not fearful

Question 24

six factors that enhance coping and savoring

Answer 24

share positive feelings and experiences with friends and family

write about life experiences to help organize meaning

downward hedonic contrast - comparing our lives with the lives of those who are less fortunate - can help us appreciate the things we once hoped for and now enjoy

humor can help maintain perspective and increase experience of joy

spirituality and/or religion can help people find meaning, purpose, and joy

an awareness of the fleetingness of experience can remind us to savor sweet moments

Question 25

identify strengths through…

Answer 25

listening for yearnings

watching for satisfactions

watch for rapid learning

glimpses of excellence

total performance of excellence

Question 26

flow

Answer 26

activity that causes you to lose self and time

high skills and effort meet high challenge

flow activities: woodworking, reading, singing, playing with children, etc

Question 27

service

Answer 27

any helpful activity

brings meaning to life

use your strengths for good

it feels good to do good

Question 28

how does it fit into well being?

Answer 28

50% genetics

40% due to choice

10% circumstances

Question 29

appreciative inquiry (AI)

Answer 29

focus on success, not malfunction