College notes Science of Happiness With
Correct Questions and Answers
William James - Correct Answer>>-Had depression
-Became towering figure in positive psychology
-Looked at what it meant to be strong and successful in your own terms
Martin Seligman - Correct Answer>>"Psychology is half-baked"
-The father of learned optimism
-Reintroduces the study of human strengths and virtues to those of illness,
damage, and repair
-Brings together top scientists to study well-being
-To shed the qualifying label and have it be considered an integral part of
psychology as a whole
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Correct Answer>>Self-actualization
Esteem
Love/belonging
Safety
Physiological needs
Hierarchy of study methods for clinical decision making, systematic reviews -
Correct Answer>>Marty Seligman
Systematic Reviews
Randomized controlled double blind studies
,Cohort studies
Case control studies
Case series
Case reports
Ideas, Editorials, Opinions
Animal research
In vitro ('test tube') research'
Smile to make yourself feel better = proactive
When something is funny, you smile = reactive
Case control study - Correct Answer>>Compares patients who have a disease or
outcome of interest (cases) with patients who do not have the disease or outcome
(controls), and looks back retrospectively to compare how frequently the
exposure to a risk factor is present in each group
Chances of being engaged in an activity - Correct Answer>>With a focus on
weaknesses: 9% engaged
With a focus on strengths: 73% engaged
Hedonism (The pleasurable life) - Correct Answer>>-Pain and pleasure are the
only motivators
-Pursuit of pleasure for pleasure's sake
Hedonic treadmill - Correct Answer>>-Also known as hedonic adaptation
, -Humans return to stable level of happiness regardless of how positive or negative
the life event
-People pursue hedonism thinking that it will create a permanent increase in their
happiness (but it doesn't)
Well-being: Set Point Theory - Correct Answer>>-Well-being is a relatively stable
construct of genetics, behaviors, and circumstances
-Genetically determined level of happiness, to which one returns after positive or
negative emotional experiences
Flourishing - Correct Answer>>"Simultaneously the absence of the crippling
elements of the human experience and the presence of enabling ones" - Seligman
and Csikszentmihalyi
PERMA - Correct Answer>>Positive emotions
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment
Properties of well-being - Correct Answer>>Each element must:
-Contribute to well-being
-Many people pursue it for its own sake, not merely because of the other
elements
-Defined and measured independently of the other elements
Correct Questions and Answers
William James - Correct Answer>>-Had depression
-Became towering figure in positive psychology
-Looked at what it meant to be strong and successful in your own terms
Martin Seligman - Correct Answer>>"Psychology is half-baked"
-The father of learned optimism
-Reintroduces the study of human strengths and virtues to those of illness,
damage, and repair
-Brings together top scientists to study well-being
-To shed the qualifying label and have it be considered an integral part of
psychology as a whole
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Correct Answer>>Self-actualization
Esteem
Love/belonging
Safety
Physiological needs
Hierarchy of study methods for clinical decision making, systematic reviews -
Correct Answer>>Marty Seligman
Systematic Reviews
Randomized controlled double blind studies
,Cohort studies
Case control studies
Case series
Case reports
Ideas, Editorials, Opinions
Animal research
In vitro ('test tube') research'
Smile to make yourself feel better = proactive
When something is funny, you smile = reactive
Case control study - Correct Answer>>Compares patients who have a disease or
outcome of interest (cases) with patients who do not have the disease or outcome
(controls), and looks back retrospectively to compare how frequently the
exposure to a risk factor is present in each group
Chances of being engaged in an activity - Correct Answer>>With a focus on
weaknesses: 9% engaged
With a focus on strengths: 73% engaged
Hedonism (The pleasurable life) - Correct Answer>>-Pain and pleasure are the
only motivators
-Pursuit of pleasure for pleasure's sake
Hedonic treadmill - Correct Answer>>-Also known as hedonic adaptation
, -Humans return to stable level of happiness regardless of how positive or negative
the life event
-People pursue hedonism thinking that it will create a permanent increase in their
happiness (but it doesn't)
Well-being: Set Point Theory - Correct Answer>>-Well-being is a relatively stable
construct of genetics, behaviors, and circumstances
-Genetically determined level of happiness, to which one returns after positive or
negative emotional experiences
Flourishing - Correct Answer>>"Simultaneously the absence of the crippling
elements of the human experience and the presence of enabling ones" - Seligman
and Csikszentmihalyi
PERMA - Correct Answer>>Positive emotions
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment
Properties of well-being - Correct Answer>>Each element must:
-Contribute to well-being
-Many people pursue it for its own sake, not merely because of the other
elements
-Defined and measured independently of the other elements
