Exdm 300- exam 1 Questions And Answers Graded A+

10 forms of positivity - Love Joy Gratitude Serenity Interest Hope Pride Amusement Inspiration Awe 5 hows of happiness - Positive Emotion Optimal timing and variety Social support Motivation, effort, & commitment Habit Active-constructive responding - Heartfelt positivity to improve relationships Active and Constructive Passive and Constructive Active and Destructive Passive and Destructive agon - games with competition as a main featurealea - games of chance American communities project - LDS Enclaves—happiest, satisfied, stressed, and worried Working Class Counties—most unhappy, unsatisfied Ethnic Minorities: Hispanic, African-American, and Native American Counties—less happy Evangelicals Counties different than Mormons Big Cities Counties satisfied, but not happy Autotelic Experience - self-contained activity that is, in itself intrinsically rewarding biological impact of love - builds capacity of vagus nerve, better physical health, social skill, overall wellbeing Brain synchronicity Common oxytocin waves competence vs challenge - Competence/ Joyfulness - Courage - Valor and Bravery Perseverance/Industry/Diligence Integrity/Genuineness/Honesty cultural positivity differences - Americans face reduced immunity from negative emotions than Japanese who see negative feelings as normal.Cultures or cultural factors that maximize chances for flow? - Indian Tribes of British Columbia intentionally choose new challenges by moving periodically. Citizens of nations that are more affluent, better educated and ruled by more stable governments report higher levels of satisfaction with life. But an important paradox is the great availability of leisure that fails to be translated into enjoyment (flow). Cultures or cultural factors that minimize chances for flow? - Industrial Revolution reduced individual opportunity for autotelic opportunities The Ik of Uganda institutionalized selfishness The Yonomamo of Venezuela worship violence Duchenne smile - a genuine smile that involves contraction of a particular set of facial muscles; the full expression including the muscles around the eyes elements of flow - Challenging Activity Participate Effortlessly Clear Goals Immediate Feedback Concentration Sense of Control Loss of Self-Consciousness Transformation of Time