Happiness&Positive Psyc Flashcards

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Positive Psychology

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Movement in modern psychology to focus on positive attributes rather than on pathology.

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Subjective Well-Being

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What individuals think of their own level of happiness of their quality of life.

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American Paradox

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Modern situation where exists material abundance but also social recession and psychological depression.

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Happiness is

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not a simple function of favorable circumstances

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Happy individuals are ______ ________ when their peers do a better job.

….and look for information that is ______ _______

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less bothered

“good news”

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