Introduction to Positive Psychology

Question 1

Positive psychology is the science of?

Answer 1

Happiness and human strengths

Question 2

True or False

Well-being is synonymous with happiness

Answer 2

False

Question 3

This refers to a spectrum with a broader range of discussion regarding the overall state of the human person

Answer 3

well-being

Question 4

This refers to a complex interaction of thoughts, emotions, virtues, aspirations, experiences, relationships, and many other factors

Answer 4

happiness

Question 5

Low anxiety when doing your flow activity leads to what?

Answer 5

stagnation

Question 6

Flow has a (blank) anxiety

Answer 6

healthy anxiety

Question 7

To practice mindfulness is to be grounded on (blank)

Answer 7

the present moment

Question 8

This refers to gravitating towards projects that are in line with your flow to pursue excellence for its own sake

Answer 8

Good Work Project

Question 9

The Good Work Project is by (blank)

Answer 9

Howard Gardner

Question 10

He is the proponent of the Learned Helplessness and Learned Optimism theories

Answer 10

Martin Seligman

Question 11

He is widely recognized for the concept of flow

Answer 11

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Question 12

What are the 3 goals of psychology?

Answer 12

1. to cure mental illness
2. to enhance the lives of the normal population
3. to study geniuses

Question 13

This refers to the perception of humans being passive individuals subjected to external forces instead of proactive, creative, and self-determined beings

Answer 13

victimology

Question 14

What makes the good life?

Answer 14

the subjective experience of an individual

Question 15

This refers to personal views on life and how you interpret experiences

Answer 15

subjective experience

Question 16

This refers to iterative processes of understanding theories, frameworks, and concepts

Answer 16

subjective well-being

Question 17

Is victimology a state or a trait?

Answer 17

it can be both, but it is more detrimental as a trait