Integrating effective ingredients Flashcards
L1. In a controversial claim, ‘it may be that trying to be happier is as futile as trying to be taller’. What are some arguments for and against this claim?
Biology, lumbwesky or smth said 50% of behaviour is genetic, as shown by twin studies
life experiences aren’t chosen.
3 good things improves happiness.
Immune neglect
L2. Can the experience of positive emotions have a beneficial impact on our health? answer with a relevant study
Emotions have an unconscious influence on perception
Broaden and build-Undo function
Study-Flexible catagorisation in positive conditions (more ambiquous objects were fruit)
L3. What is collective flow and how is it measured
Collective flow is basically shared flow, as it is experienced between other people.
Measured by shared flow questionairre
L4. Why are random acts of kindness theorised to be beneficial for wellbeing
Foster social relationships (such as neighbour day)-these buffer us against life’s stressors
Provide support
Recieving support
Consistent evidence for of wellbeing benifits for the actor
L5. Discuss three reasons why ‘meaning in life’ and ‘purpose’ have been overlooked in both psychological research and treatment
Measurement challenges (self-reposer).
Meaning and purpose is different for everyone and people find meaning in various things.
Definition issues.
Purpose is measured throughout life because it is never exactly the same.
L6. Describe how Ryff’s concept of ‘purpose in life’ can contribute to cultivating ‘autonomy’
purpose in life is also about finding something you are passionate about, particularly of your own free will. This is due to having a clear sense of the self, and having your own values. You can therefore chose to spend time contexts that align with your values. This will not only increase your competencies, but also your autonomy, as one of the main ways to culture autonomy is to contribute and spend more time in contexts that allow you to be autonomous
L7. Describe what information you would seek to inform a new initiative to improve performance in accomplishments and mastery, using material that supports that idea. What would the intervention look like?
The sort of information I would seek is primarily where the mastery needs to come from. Autonomy and motivation is important for mastery. This means that I would provide an activity where people have more choice (like the toy experiment, where girls engaged a lot more when they had more choice), and when mastery was possible (shown by exergames)
One intervention asked people to notate three things they were successful in. This increased wellbeing, even over time.
L8. Summarise some of the key positive and negative consequences of self-esteem
Better life satisfaction, strong evidence with revers anorexia.
Overestimating our qualities
Competition with others
Unstable idea of self
L9. Describe two factors/processes that have been shown by research to promote an individual’s personal growth
The most noticeable is positive relationships, which show that you are more likely to choose a better job with meaningful relationships. The second is by post traumatic growth/resilience growth. Studies have shown (particularly after 9-11) that resilience can grow after adverse reactions.
L10. Regular physical activity can induce a range of positive health benefits. Briefly describe the evidence and the nature of this relationship
They most certainly can, with evidence from a Japanese study suggesting that these components can reduce chance of morbidity by 20%. Other affects are physical, but even mental such as decreased greater life-satisfaction and increased wellbeing. Evidence in cross-sectional studies in England’s youth.
Describe how expanding our analysis of ‘the self’ from just ‘personal identity’ to ‘both personal identity and social identity’ can help inform our understanding oh how people behave in situations of intergroup inequality.
The self is multifaceted and can is present in both the personal self, and in the social self. This is important as our understanding of these and how they interact can inform us of social situations. For instance, treating people and giving them individual responsibility can be detrimental to systemic change. This allows for mobility between class, but also legitimises it. Legitimising class has some other affects, as it pushes people to behave in certain ways, particularly by pushing the life circumstances on their own doing.
