Test 1 part 1

Question 1

What are the types of motivation

Answer 1

1. Approach motivation: release of neurochemical telling us that something that we enjoy gonna happen
2. Avoidance motivation: Direct us away from threatening or unpleasant respond by releasing hormones that trigger a “ fight or flight” response

Question 2

What are the source of motivation

Answer 2

• Intrinsic: Come from whiten, driven by internal reward (satisfaction and curiosity)
• Extrinsic: Driven by external factor like reward and punishment. (study to get good grade, work for money)

Question 3

Liking vs Wanting

Answer 3

• Wanting: intense desire for experiencing pleasure. can lead to go past the point of enjoyable
• Liking: Actual sensation of pleasure. The circuits are more fragile and difficult to activate and harder to experience.

Question 4

What is positive psychology

Answer 4

It is the scientific study of what make life worth living, focusing on positive emotion, trait and institutions. Allow individual and communities to thrive.

Question 5

What are the 3 pillar of this psychology

Answer 5

• Positive experience (happiness, flow)
• Positive personality (resilience, optimism)
• Positive community/institution (school, family)

Question 6

What is the difference between natural and synthetic happiness

Answer 6

• Natural: When we get what we want
• Synthetic: When we don’t
• Both are fulfilled as natural happiness, the brain create contentment when facing less than ideal outcomes

Question 7

What is a Impact Bias

Answer 7

• Human tendency to overestimate how much futur events will affect our happiness
• Often people think achieving dream and avoiding failure play a big role in the level of happiness whit the truth being that we adapt much faster then expected

Question 8

Freedom vs Happiness

Answer 8

• Too much freedom can make us less happy
• endless options can lead to dissactifation and second guessing

Question 9

What are the main point of Antifragility (4)

Answer 9

1.Hapiness is not a constant state of joy but more like experiencing a range of emotions
2. Antifragility is the ability of benefiting from adversity (Growing stronger after a difficulty)
3. Post-Traumatic Growth is that trauma can leads to personal development and resilience
4. SPIRE is spirituality, intellectual, relational and emotional elements