Positive Psychology (L4-L5)

Question 1

Define Emotion

Answer 1

Emotions are Multi-component response tendencies that unfold over short time spans.

Question 2

Describe the function of emotions

Answer 2

Begins with an individual assessment of the personal meaning of some antecedent event.
The appraisal Process may be either consious or unconscious, and it triggers a cascade of response tendencies that manifest in our: Subjective experience, facial expression, cognitive processing and Physiological changes

Question 3

What is affect?

Answer 3

It is a consciously accessible feeling, that is salient and free-floating (objectless) and is present in moods, attitudes and physical sensations

Question 4

Specific Action Tendencies

Answer 4

They are a specific set of behavioural options, linked to emotions e.g. Fear is linked with the urge to escape
They provoke responses that helped ancestors to survive from life/death situations and
Go hand in hand with physiological changes e.g. fear- body reacts by mobilising the appropriate autonomic support to run away from danger fast

Question 5

Thought-action repertoires

Answer 5

It is the mind-set in which thoughts and actions come to mind. This is narrowed during experience of negative emotions, so that less time is spent thinking about a response because the response needs to come fast.

Question 6

What are the adaptive benefits of Positive emotions?

Answer 6

Positive emotions are linked with broadening thought-action repertoires, which builds enduring personal resources that function as reserves (can be drawn on later to manage future threats).

Question 7

Name and briefly describe the 5 Domains of Emotional Intelligence

Answer 7

1. Self Awareness: Recognising a feeling as it happens
2. Managing your emotions: Regulate your emotions
3. Motivating oneself: Guiding and controlling your emotions in a way that allows you to achieve set goals
4. Empathy: Recognising social signs in others to identify their emotions and what they need
5. Handling Relationships: Managing emotions in others, social competence

Question 8

Define the Broaden and Built Components of the theory

Answer 8

Broaden: Broaden mind, think of more possibilities, better able to build lasting relationships…

Build:
1. Gains in Mental Health- more open minded and aware
Better at savouring Moments and
Finding multiple pathways around problems

2. Psychological resources: More accepting of self, feeling of purpose in life
3. Social Resources
   Deeper, trusting relationships and feel more support
4. Gains in Physical Resources: Healthier

Question 9

Be Able to Draw the emotional intelligence Framework

Answer 9

Self Awareness –> Social Awareness –> Relationship Management

Self Awareness –> Self-Management –> Relationship Management