Week 1

Question 1

What is Positive Psychology?

Answer 1

The scientific study of strengths (personal qualities, life circumstances, life choices, etc.) that allow people & communities to thrive
- The study of Well-being!

Question 2

Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 2

Basic needs

• Physiological needs
• Saftey needs

Psychological needs

• Belongingness & love needs
• Esteem needs

Self-fulfillment needs

• self-actualisation

Question 3

basis of the focus of psychopathology (study of mental disorders and their treatments) in psychology

Answer 3

The Disease Model

Question 4

Limitation of the disease model

Answer 4

it promotes curing mental illnesses and does not address issues related to promoting health and preventing illness.

Question 5

Five Elements of the Good Life made up by Martin Seligman for WELBEING

Answer 5

The mission of Positive Psychology includes Three Pillars of the Good Life

• Positive emotion
  
  • Positive affects, e.g. joy, happiness. Not just in the moment, but also in the past and future
• Engagement
  
  • Flow, getting into a rhythm
• Relationships
  
  • Quality of relationships
• Meaning
  
  • What gives your life purpose
• Accomplishments
  
  • Setting goals and achieving them

Question 6

The missions of positive psychology

Answer 6

Positive subjective experience

• Happiness

Positive individuals characteristics

• Strengths

Positive contribution to society

• Altruism