Introduction to Positive Psychology Flashcards
It is the ability to choose our response.
Response Ability
It refers to creative empowerment.
Response Ability/Self-Authorship
Characteristics of Happy People:
- More Healthy
- More Creative
- More Productive
- Live Longer
- Have Happier Marriages
Basic Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky:
- 50%= Genetics
- 10%= Environment
- 40%= Intentional Actions and Behaviors
How do we get happiness?
- Half seems to be inherited.
- Half seems to be developed.
________ and health are not related.
Money
It is good for primitive thinking.
Reptile Brain
It is what the reptile brain do under stress:
- Fight -Confront
- Flight -Avoid
- Freeze-Standby
It is good for emotions.
Mammal Brain
The three instinctive responses of mammal brain.
- Fight -Emotions of Anger
- Flight -Emotions of Fear
- Freeze-Emotions of Depression
It is good for Insight, Cooperation, Inventing,
and Leaps of Intelligence.
Human Brain
What are the three types of brains?
Reptile (Lizard), Mammal (Monkey), Human (Angel)
It is the nature’s switch.
Amygdala
He scanned the brains of normal & depressed
people when angry.
Dr. Darin Dougherty
Normal people used their ______________
to control anger, while depressed patients
could not control theirs & were shown to be
destructive.
Left Frontal Lobe
It refers to the process where the brain grows new cells all the time.
Neurogenesis
Let your mind find something good about
the bad. Ponder the good in the bad.
Reframing
Quiet the brain-focus clearly on the feeling
of breathing and your heartbeat
Shift Up
What are the three distinct missions before world war III?
- Curing mental illness. (ACHIEVED)
- Making the lives of all people more happier,
productive, and fulfilling. - Identifying and nurturing high talent and
genius
Two victories of the Disease Model:
- In1947,noneof the so-called major illness
was treatable. NOW,14 are treatable, 2 are
curable (Seligman,1994). - What were fuzzy concepts before (like
depression, anger, schizophrenia, autism, etc)
were defined, operationalized, measured,
studied scientifically (valid & reliable).
It is Martin Seligman’s inspiration.
Nikki and the Weeds
What is Martin Seligman’s quote about PSYCHOLOGY and TREATMENT?
“Psychology is not just the study of weakness and
damage; it is also the study of strength and virtue.
Treatment is not just fixing what is broken; it is
nurturing what is best within us.”
It is the scientific study of the
strengths and virtues that enable individuals,
organizations, and communities to flourish.
Positive Psychology
What is Benjamin Zander’s quote about awakening possibility?
“My job is to awaken possibility in other people.
If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing
it.”
