Positive Psychology Flashcards
The primary difference between positive psychology approaches and other therapy
approaches is that positive psychology focuses on
: building character strengths.
A state characterized by positive emotions, a strong sense of personal meaning, good work,
and positive relationships is referred to as
flourishing
Which of the following theorists felt that negatives were an indispensable element of human
existence and assumed defenses were built to repress these conflicts and manage the
unbearable anxiety they caused?
Sigmund Freud
In the treatment of many psychological disorders, including depression, evidence-based
therapies and pharmacotherapy both hit a ceiling at about
65%.
Positive psychology emerged because
psychotherapy has become largely a science of victimology.
Positive psychotherapy is not intended
: to replace traditional therapeutic approaches
Since its inception, the Diagnostic Statistical Manual(s) created by the American Psychiatric
Association has catalogued hundreds of psychiatric symptoms for disorders, but it only began
including a single and coherent classification of strengths in
2004
When people tend to overthink negative emotions, all of the following symptoms EXCEPT
_________ often result.
curiosity
Which of the following often results from heritable personality traits?
Anger
Which of the following therapies has been shown to be effective in treating affective and
anxiety disorders?
Cognitive behavior therapy
Which of the following from the PERMA model requires the active use of strengths and
close monitoring of situational fluctuations to make timely changes in behavior?
Accomplishment
Which of the following virtues describes an individuals strengths that underlie healthy
community life?
Justice
Being aware of ones blessings and taking time to express thanks (i.e., gratitude) is
considered a character strength under which of the virtues?
Transcendence
Which of the following from the PERMA model is the dimension of well-being that relates to
the pursuit of involvement, absorption in work, intimate relations, and leisure
Engagement
Chris Peterson would argue that many psychological disorders could be understood as
an absence or excess of character strengths
The 24 character strengths in the VIA classification are subsumed under six broader
categories called
virtues
A full life is
more than the sum of pleasure, engagement, and meaning.
Csikszentmihalyi coined the term flow to refer to
a psychological state brought about by intense concentration.
The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths is administered online to clients in positive
psychotherapy to identify
signature strengths
Character strengths are distinguished from which of the following?
Talents and abilities
Who has proposed a model for evaluating psychological disorders and addresses each of
the 24 VIA strengths?
Chris Peterson
Which of the following virtues is defined as interpersonal strengths that involve tending and
befriending others?
Humanity
In the traditional format, positive psychotherapy is offered in which of the following number
of sessions?
14
Severe outbursts of temper come under which disorder?
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
In treating patients with narcissistic personality disorder with positive psychotherapy,
therapists must be mindful of the fact that
identification of character strengths may exaggerate the clients inflated self-view.
Which of the following types of clients might NOT find positive psychotherapy effective?
Those expecting a linear progression in symptom reduction
Studies evaluating positive psychotherapy have found that the positive psychotherapy
exercises
can be altered in sequence as needed.
To date, positive psychotherapy tends to show the most benefit for clients presenting with
depressive disorders.
Which of the following is a symptom of bipolar disorder?
Irritable mood
: Attempts to apply positive psychotherapy with children and adolescents have found that
treatment increases well-being and decreases behavioral problems
: Which of the following emotional strengths does NOT involve the exercise of will to
accomplish goals in the face of external or internal opposition?
Perspective
Positive psychotherapy would assert that it has vast appeal across cultural groups
because, in contrast to Western cultures definition of happiness, positive psychotherapy
equates happiness with
pursuit of a good life
When positive psychotherapy is conducted internationally, therapists must be mindful of the
fact that character strengths
may manifest differently across cultural groups
Melanie Bay conducted a study in 2012 evaluating the impact of group positive
psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and medication on depressive symptoms in
French patients. Bay found that
clients receiving positive psychotherapy experienced greater therapeutic benefits
In a 2010 study, Moeenizadeh and Salagame found Iranian clients in well-being therapy
(i.e., a treatment similar to positive psychotherapy) fared
better than those receiving CBT.
