Ch15 Flashcards
(23 cards)
The framework of positive psychology is useful for reorganizing how we think about
positive events.
thoughts.
feelings.
all of these.
all of these.
Positive psychology has been said to be a change in the _____ for the discipline of psychology.
educational requirements
zeitgeist
diagnosis of disorders
research goals
zeitgeist
Subjective experiences tend to be future focused.
True. False.
False.
According to a model of the flow state, _____ exists when challenge is too high.
relaxation
worry
boredom
anxiety
anxiety
In the discussion of flow-inducing activities, which of the following does NOT belong?
Sports.
Chores.
Studying.
Driving.
Chores
_____ is a social and intellectual movement within the discipline of psychology that focuses on human strengths and how people can flourish and be successful.
Behaviorism
Cognitive psychology
Psychoanalysis
Positive psychology
Positive psychology
Daniel is in a good mood. He is likely to be all of the following EXCEPT
more agreeable.
more helpful.
more aggressive.
a better decision-maker.
more aggressive.
According to Langer, to become more mindful, people need to do all of the following EXCEPT
resist the impulse to reduce or control uncertainty in daily life.
ignore novel features in their situations and environment.
become less prone to evaluate themselves and others.
try to override their propensity to perform automatic behavior.
ignore novel features in their situations and environment.
In general, research on personality and flow has found _________________; so, it would be reasonable to predict ________________.
no relationship between personality and flow; anyone can equally experience flow.
an inverse relationship between neuroticism and flow; fewer flow experiences among those high in neuroticism.
a negative correlation with conscientiousness; highly conscientious people will experience flow more often.
that flow experiences can modify personality traits; flow causes more positive personality traits.
an inverse relationship between neuroticism and flow; fewer flow experiences among those high in neuroticism.
Which of the following is NOT a virtue of positive institutions?
Purpose.
Safety.
Dignity.
All of these are virtues of positive institutions.
All of these are virtues of positive institutions.
Lianne argued that much of psychology focuses on negative aspects. She is looking for an approach that accepts the reality of negative states, but includes experiences such as awe. Lianne should investigate _____ psychology.
cognitive
happiology
positive
Seligism
positive
Brian is looking for a safe and supportive community. In another way, he is searching for a
positive subjective experience.
positive individual trait.
therapy group.
positive institution.
positive institution.
When studying positive psychology, we should look
only at new research.
both older research and newer research.
only at research occurring after 1998.
There is no research on positive psychology.
both older research and newer research.
Joseph goes to his activities every day on autopilot. He gets everything done without much thinking and accomplishes a great deal. His state of mind is termed
mindfulness.
meditation.
mindlessness.
meaningless.
mindlessness.
Martin Seligman developed positive psychology
in response to criticism from cognitive psychologists.
as a counterweight to the discipline’s negatively oriented history.
to make the discipline of psychology more popular among the general public.
as a political strategy designed to appease nonclinical psychologists.
as a counterweight to the discipline’s negatively oriented history.
Suppose you have to lead a discussion session in your Introduction to Psychology class. Your professor is grading you according to the total number of novel ideas your classmates offer during your 15-minute discussion session. Aside from bribing your classmates with chocolate, which of the following is MOST important for you to implement?
Instructions to share as many good ideas as they have.
Instructions to think of a time in which someone wronged them.
Instructions to evaluate their idea before sharing it aloud.
Instructions to share any idea that comes to mind.
Instructions to share any idea that comes to mind.
Enhancing your own well-being and happiness is
relatively simple.
involves a lot of therapy.
impossible to change since it is a personality trait.
based on focusing on life’s big problems.
relatively simple.
Positive emotions can broaden people’s cognitive responses by promoting beneficial
nonspecific-action tendencies.
broaden-and-build tendencies.
thought-action tendencies.
specific-action tendencies.
thought-action tendencies.
The aspect of posttraumatic growth that involves greater willingness to take life easier is called
perceptual change.
relationship change.
life priority change.
self-confidence change.
life priority change.
_____ are organizations that cultivate civic virtues, encouraging people to behave like good citizens while promoting the collective good.
Socialist institutions
Theoretical institutions
Positive institutions
Positive subjective experiences
Positive institutions
According to one model of flow, when an activity is monotonous and repetitive, the person is most likely to feel
flow.
apathy.
boredom.
anxiety.
anxiety.
Flow is the state of being in which a person
experiences a physically challenging and intrinsically rewarding activity.
becomes fully involved and engaged in the present time by some interesting, challenging, and intrinsically rewarding activity.
automatically engages in an activity that requires little thought or focus.
engages in a clear distinction between self and environment.
becomes fully involved and engaged in the present time by some interesting, challenging, and intrinsically rewarding activity.
Joseph kept thinking about the argument he had the day before. He found himself feeling more and more worried that he had spoken too harshly, replaying the conversation over and over in his mind, thinking about what else he might have said. He is engaged in something called
