Stefan's lectures Flashcards
Positive psychology
A stream within psychology that focuses on the factors of well-being
Western philosophy
The Cyrenaics (Aristippus), Aristotle, the Epicureans, the Stoics
Eastern philosophy
Buddhism
The Cyrenaics
Immediate and particular pleasures are most important
Stoicism
Virtue is necessary for happiness
Buddhism
Four truths about suffering, acceptance, follow the eightfold path
Hedonism
Focuses on happiness as pleasure
Eudaemonism
Happiness as activity, reflecting virtue, excellence and development of our full potential
Broaden-and-build theory
Positive affective experiences contributes to development and personal growth
Flow theory
A good life is one that is characterized by complete absorption in what one does (mindfulness)
Signature strengths
The strength of character a person owns, not the same as talents/abilities
Ataraxia
The highest pleasure, which you reach by being a virtuous person
Mudita
To feel joy for other people
Seligman
Eudeamonia
PERMA
Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishments
Aristippus
The Cyrenaics, taking pleasures as they go, not always moral
Aristotle
Eudaemonia
Epicurus
Pleasure is important, but you should avoid things that will lead to later suffering, in between hedonism and eudaemonism
Ed Diener
Subjective well-being, SWLS, Satisfaction With Life Scale
Barbara Fredrickson
Broaden-and-build theory
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Flow theory
Emotion
Things that happen in the body, difficult to control and make us act
Cognition
Language, problem solving, memory
PANAS
Positive And Negative Affect Schedule, a self-report questionnaire
