relevance of pos psych

Question 1

Points that show it is relevant

Answer 1

• Education
• military
• Leisure and lifestyle
• Health
• Work

Question 2

Points that show it isn’t relevant

Answer 2

• Education
• military
• Leisure and lifestyle
• Health
• Work

Question 3

Main points for education FOR

Answer 3

• Seligman
• 2009 - 347 9th to either ppc or non ppc
• PRP
• Relevant as depression is 10 times more common in adolescents now than 50 years ago
• Gilham - 24 months prp 22/44%

Question 4

Main points for military FOR

Answer 4

csf

Question 5

Main points for work FOR

Answer 5

• Mihaly - work can be major source of happiness
• flow theory
• Lefevre - 3 times more likely for flow at work than leisure

Question 6

Main points for leisure FOR

Answer 6

• Mihalys and lefevre. increase flow by being more active and conscious of leisure time

Question 7

Project for relevance of pos psych

Answer 7

AFH

Question 8

Main points for health FOR

Answer 8

• Thurston - 6000 men and women over 20 years aged 25-74

- Those with high emotional vitality had decreased risk of coronary heart disease

Question 9

What do critics of pos psych say

Answer 9

• research findings are not strong enough to move so swiftly toward applications
• exageratted conclusions about the power of the positive

Question 10

Main points for education AGAINST

Answer 10

• lack of evidence for ppc (seligman - socio and cultural backgrounds
  -adding it to ciriculum
• financial times
• ## Spence and shortt - research based on short term or small scale intervention

Question 11

Main points for work AGAINST

Answer 11

• not new idea
• money from work doesnt make u happy
• luxury of seeking work for the job rather than money eurocentric

Question 12

Main points for military AGAINST

Answer 12

• lack of evidence

- not much changed from prp

Question 13

Main points for leisure AGAINST

Answer 13

• cost too much or not enough time

Question 14

issue with AFH

Answer 14

• Difficult to asses the impact they have on society

- In order to conduct onjective research the variables would have to be controlled

Question 15

Main points for health AGAINST

Answer 15

• It is difficult to prove a cause and effect relationship between happiness and health
• People may just be happy because they are healthy not healthy becuase they are happy