Week 3: the psychology of happiness - literature

Question 1

Do Eudaimonia and hedonic well-being compare?

Answer 1

(1) yes, strongly related variance overlap about 68-76%

Question 2

What does meaning in life encompass?

Answer 2

Purpose, significance and stimuli

Question 3

What is a ‘ flow’ experience?

Answer 3

Intense focus, loss of time awareness and engagement in activity itself is rewarding

Question 4

What is alpha and beta press in construal?

Answer 4

alpha = stimuli, beta = construal itself

Question 5

What is a difference in the way happy people and unhappy people look at the world?

Answer 5

positive outlook; different cognitive strategies for the happy people

Question 6

What cognitive outlooks / way of thinking contributes to happiness? (3)

Answer 6

(1) appreciation/gratitude
(2) Optimism
(3) High self-esteem

Question 7

What are the differences between worry and rumination (3)?

Answer 7

(1) Focus on past or future
(2) certainty or uncertainty
(3) Insight seeking or threat-preparation

Question 8

Ruminative style is associated with what?

Answer 8

(1) pessismism
(2) low self-esteem

Question 9

How does rumination lead to depression (3)?

Answer 9

(1) Enhances negative thinking in a negative mood
(2) Impedes problem solving
(3) Avoiding of social interaction

Question 10

What are 4 implications of immune neglect?

Answer 10

(1) People attribute unexpected good events to an external agent such as god
(2) People are more happy with irrevocable choices
(3) Major traumas have a lot more enduring emotional impact than minor ones
(4) Potential losses loom larger than gains