Positive Psychology
This is the study of human flourishing
What is positive psychology?
This is an active way to get rid of your stress by boosting your heart rate
What is Aerobic Exercise?
Someone who is always uptight and intense is often described as this personality type
What is Type A?
This phenomenon causes us to act more charitably when we are not feeling down.
What is Feel Good, Do Good phenomenon
This is the study of the interaction between health, the mind, and the endocrine system. (spelling counts)
When trying to deal with stress, stick to a more direct solution instead of focusing on your emotional state.
What is Problem Focused Coping?
George is feeling great today! He just got a raise at work, and is feeling much more secure. He's experiencing this type of wellbeing.
What is Subjective Wellbeing?
After many instances of trying and failing to change their circumstances, people may fall into this.
What is Learned Helplessness?
This is when someone sits down with a purposeful, reflective, non-judgmental state of mind.
What is Mindfulness Meditation?
People feel better after playing a violent video game because it allows this type of release of stress.
What is Catharsis?
This happened when George felt down when he found out that he was making half the money of what his best friend makes
What is Relative Depravation?
George knows that he can have a great effect on how his life goes because he has this
What is an internal locus of control?
Women are much more likely to use this type of response to stress than men
What is Tend and Befriend?
When George first tried butter chicken at the new Indian Restaurant, his first bite was an explosion of flavor. The bites afterwards though, were less exciting, demonstrating this phenomenon.
What is Adaptation-Level Phenomenon?
This theory explains how being positive helps you to increase your skills and abilities.
What is Broaden and Build theory?
Name the three parts (in order) of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) response.
What is Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion
This system organizes positive personality traits into catagories
What is Character Strengths and Virtues?