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Stefan's lectures Flashcards

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Positive psychology

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A stream within psychology that focuses on the factors of well-being

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Western philosophy

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The Cyrenaics (Aristippus), Aristotle, the Epicureans, the Stoics

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Eastern philosophy

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Buddhism

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The Cyrenaics

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Immediate and particular pleasures are most important

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Stoicism

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Virtue is necessary for happiness

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Buddhism

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Four truths about suffering, acceptance, follow the eightfold path

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Hedonism

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Focuses on happiness as pleasure

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Eudaemonism

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Happiness as activity, reflecting virtue, excellence and development of our full potential

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Broaden-and-build theory

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Positive affective experiences contributes to development and personal growth

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Flow theory

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A good life is one that is characterized by complete absorption in what one does (mindfulness)

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Signature strengths

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The strength of character a person owns, not the same as talents/abilities

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Ataraxia

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The highest pleasure, which you reach by being a virtuous person

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Mudita

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To feel joy for other people

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Seligman

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Eudeamonia

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PERMA

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Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishments

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Aristippus

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The Cyrenaics, taking pleasures as they go, not always moral

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Aristotle

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Eudaemonia

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Epicurus

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Pleasure is important, but you should avoid things that will lead to later suffering, in between hedonism and eudaemonism

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Ed Diener

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Subjective well-being, SWLS, Satisfaction With Life Scale

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Barbara Fredrickson

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Broaden-and-build theory

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Flow theory

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Emotion

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Things that happen in the body, difficult to control and make us act

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Cognition

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Language, problem solving, memory

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PANAS

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Positive And Negative Affect Schedule, a self-report questionnaire

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Happiness formula

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H=S+C+V Happiness=biological Setpoint+external Circumstances+Voluntary activities

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Subjective well-being

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The scientific name of how people evaluate their lives

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Triangular theory of love

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Love can be understood in the terms of three components, intimacy, passion, commitment

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MBSR

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MindulnessBased Stress Reduction, program that helps you with stress, anxiety and depression

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