2nd

Question 1

Hedonism (the pleasurable life )

Answer 1

Pain and pleasure are the only motivators.
Dopamine: “The Pleasure Neurotransmitter”

Question 2

Hedonic Treadmill

Answer 2

Also known as hedonic adaptation
Humans return to a stable of happiness regardless of how positive or negative the life event is.
People pursue hedonism thinking that it will create a permanent increase in their happiness

Question 3

Does Money Buy Happiness?

Answer 3

“High incomes don’t bring you happiness, but they do bring you a life you think is better.” -Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman

Question 4

Flourishing:

Answer 4

“…Simultaneously the absence of the crippling elements of the human experience – depression, anxiety, anger, fear – and the presence of enabling ones – positive emotions, meaning, healthy relationships, environmental mastery,
engagement, and self-actualization.”
-Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000; Seligman, 2011

Question 5

PERMA

Answer 5

Positive Engagement Relationship Meaning Accomplishment

Question 6

People think you have to be serious to do a good job, but I
think if you’re having fun, you
can do better

Answer 6

• -Simone Biles

Question 7

What is an emotion anyway?

Answer 7

relatively brief conscious experience characterized by mental activity and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.

Question 8

Three ways to challenge the negativity bias:

Answer 8

-Challenge negative self-talk
-Practice mindfulness (Charoensukmongkol, 2015).
-Savor positive moments (Bryant & Veroff, 2017).

Question 9

The Nun Study ( Danner et al., 2001)

Answer 9

Age 85:
* 90% of most cheerful quartile alive; * 34% of least cheerful quartile alive.
Age 94:
* 54%ofmostcheerfulquartilealive; * 11%ofleastcheerfulquartilealive

Question 10

Increase postivie emotions:

Answer 10

-Three minutes breathing 2x day
gratitude journal
encouraging strength

Question 11

Love Barbara

Answer 11

An Interpersonally situated experience in which there are momentary increases in positive emotion sharing (positivity resonance), mutual care, and some synchronization of partners’ biological and behavioral processes.”
-Barbara Fredrickson

Question 12

Love Chris Peterson

Answer 12

“The capacity to love and to be loved is viewed by contemporary theorists as an inherently human tendency with powerful effects on well-being from infancy through old age…”

Question 13

Oxytocin surges…(A Biochemical Basis of Connectedness)

Answer 13

Oxytocin surges…
* …during pregnancy.
* …when mothers (and fathers!) are bonding with their young.
* …for couples (especially when reproduction is in the cards)
* …for people who enjoy social relationships.
* It increases levels of trust and encourages generosity.
* When people are given oxytocin externally, they tend to make more prosocial decisions and pay more attention to others.

Question 14

Perspective on love

Answer 14

attachment theory emphasizes feelings
equity theory emphasizes thoughts

Question 15

Attachment Theory

Answer 15

The study of how human beings respond within relationships when hurt, separated from loved ones, or perceiving a threat.
Waters et al. 2005

Question 16

Equity Theory

Answer 16

Equity Theory assumes that people calculate costs and benefits involved in interacting with others (an “economic” theory).

Question 17

Equity theory example

Answer 17

Barack obama and donald trump

Question 18

Positive Relationships

Answer 18

…distinguish the happiest 10 percent of people. (Diener, Seligman, & Martin, 2002)
…more face-to-face interactions, the more energy, the more engaged, and the longer focus lasts. (Heaphy and Dutton, 2008)
…predict more individual learning behavior. (Carmelli, Brueller, and Dutton, 2009)
…are seven times as likely to be engaged in jobs, produce higher quality work, and have higher wellbeing.
(Rath & Harter, 2009) (Diener, Seligman, & M

Question 19

Social Baseline Theory
Coan, J. A., & Maresh, E. L., 2014

Answer 19

SBT suggests the human brain expects access
to social relationships that mitigate risk and diminish the level of effort needed to meet a variety of goals.
* By contrast, decreased access to relational partners increases cognitive and physiological effort.
* Independence, which implies greater risk, results in increased effort and diminished well being.

Question 20

What kind of social interaction do you need?

Answer 20

Socializing, face to face, interacting with more classmates

Question 21

Defining Strengths

Answer 21

A strength is widely valued across social groups
* A strength in action elevates onlookers
* A strength does not have a desirable antonym
* A strength is embodied in exemplars
* A strength can have deliberate interventions

Question 22

Signature Strength

Answer 22

An individual’s most notable strengths of character.
* Positive strengths that a person can own, celebrate, and
frequently exercise.
* Most adults can typically identify between three and seven.
* “The exercise of signature strengths is particularly fulfilling.”
* (Peterson & Park, 1998)

Question 23

Signature Strengths

Answer 23

more likely to take personal initiative (Demerouti, Bakker, De Jonge, Janssen & Schaufeli, 2001) …more motivated to learn (Sonnentag, 2003)
…have increased performance, and harmonious passion (Dubreuil, Forest, and Courcy, 2014) …more likely to lead directly to passionate work (Morris & Garret 2009)
…more likely to be engaged in their jobs (Rath, 2007) – Intrinsic motivation (Seligman, 2004)
– Meaning & Personal Accomplishment (Seligman, 2011) – Energy & Authenticity (Linley, 2008)
– Deep concentration (Buckingham, 2007)
– Flow (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990)

Question 24

Flow

Answer 24

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
* (Cheek-sent-me-high)
* Time passes quickly
* Attention is focused on the activity itself
* The aftermath is invigorating.

Question 25

Only 17% of people use their strengths daily. (Buckingham, 2007)

Question 26

When describing lesser strengths...(Linley, 2011)

Answer 26

They are more hesitant and struggle to express themselves. * Their voice sounds dejected and def lated * They are more critical and unforgiving of themselves * Their attention narrows to focus only on the problems they are talking about, rather than their solutions * The conversation may have more stops and starts, and be harder to progress.