Midterm 2

Question 1

pleasure

Answer 1

good food, good sex, all the comforts that money can buy. Happiness NOW.

Question 2

enjoyment

Answer 2

when a person has not only met some prior expectation or satisfied a need or a desire but also gone beyond what he or she has been programmed to do and achieved something unexpected perhaps something even unimagined before.

Question 3

flow

Answer 3

state of being completely involved in an activity for its own sake.

Question 4

elements of flow

Answer 4

Challenging Activity
Concentration
Clear Goals
Sense of Control 
Loss of Self-Consciousness
Participate Effortlessly
Immediate Feedback
Transformation of Time

Question 5

Autotelic Experience

Answer 5

self-contained activity that is, in itself intrinsically rewarding.

Question 6

4 types of games

Answer 6

1) Competition
2) Chance
3) Perception
4) Alternate Realities

Question 7

Agon

Answer 7

Competition

Question 8

Alea

Answer 8

Chance

Question 9

Ilinx

Answer 9

vertigo, alter consciousness–perception

Question 10

mimicry

Answer 10

alternate realities

Question 11

Family flow

Answer 11

DTR:
center
clear mind (clarity)
choose you (choice)
challenge you (challenge)
to commit to me (commitment)

Question 12

flow & suffering

Answer 12

Autotelic people seem to enjoy situations that ordinary persons would find unbearable. POW use flow experiences to escape suffering.

Question 13

body & flow

Answer 13

Everything the body can do is potentially enjoyable. Mind is always involved in optimal experiences. Marathon runner @ mile 19.

Question 14

flow of thought

Answer 14

Some of the most exhilarating experiences are generated inside the mind, through thinking rather than sensing. ex; reading (most mentioned flow activity) and mental puzzles, also history, science, and philosophy.

Question 15

work as flow

Answer 15

common for people to report more flow experiences in their work than in their leisure.

Question 16

flow in leisure

Answer 16

Often a great opportunity that is wasted.

Question 17

flow with family

Answer 17

Great potentiality for flow experiences, requires intentionality.

Question 18

flow with friends

Answer 18

Most positive moods are reported with friends; requires complexity & challenge.

Question 19

A worker today would only have to work ___ hours to produce the equivalent of a ___ hour worker in 1990.

Answer 19

29, 40

Question 20

unpaid labor

Answer 20

• Church callings
• housework
• cleanliness

Question 21

time cost of stuff

Answer 21

X

Question 22

reasons for an increase in the pace of life

Answer 22

Overwork (forced overtime)
Overscheduling
Commuting
Unpaid Labor
Time Cost of Stuff
Media

Question 23

Impacts of Time Poverty

Answer 23

Public Health
Environmental Harm
Volunteerism

Question 24

Since the 1980’s, children ages 3-12 have lost __ hours per week of free time.

Answer 24

12

Question 25

They play less and their unstructured time has declined significantly.
__ decrease in play
__ drop in outdoor activity

Answer 25

25%, 50%

Question 26

reasons for loss in play

Answer 26

Academic Preparation
Organized Sports
Media Use
Childhood Obesity
Highly Scheduled Kids

Question 27

A life that gets out of balance is much like a car tire that is out of balance. It will make the operation of the car rough and unsafe. Tires in perfect balance can give a smooth and comfortable ride. So it is with life. The ride through mortality can be smoother for us when we strive to stay in balance. Our main goal should be to seek “immortality and eternal life”. With this as our goal, why not eliminate from our lives the things that clamor for and consume our thoughts, feelings, and energies without contributing to our reaching that goal?

Answer 27

M. Russell Ballard

Question 28

Work 8 hours, sleep 8 hours, recreate 8 hours

“Recreation and diversion are as necessary to our well-being as the more serious pursuits of life”

Answer 28

Brigham Young