P (Positive Emotion)
E (Flow)
R (Relationships)
M (Meaning)
A (Self-Efficacy)
100
What is the Losada ratio? (list the numbers and their context)
3:1 The Losada ratio comes a business study and shows how it takes 3 positive experiences to cancel 1 negative experience.
100
Flow is ...
State of being completely involved in an activity for its own sake
"Intrinsically rewarding"
100
What is the supreme emotion?
<3 Love <3
100
What are the 2 'big questions' that humans share?
What is the meaning of existence?
How can I live a meaningful life?
100
Albert Bandura wanted people to increase their self-esteem. Self-esteem is increased through
Achievement
200
Positivity does what for us? (2 things)
Broadens - opens us up to be more receptive and creative
Builds - transforms us for the better, allowing us to discover and build skills
200
List 2 of the elements of flow
A Challenging Activity that Requires Skill
Merging of Action and Awareness
Clear Goals
Feedback
Concentration on the Task at Hand
Sense of Control
Loss of Self-Consciousness
Transformation of Time
200
What is Gottman's divorce ratio? (the numbers and their context)
5:1 The ratio is from a study showing that marriages experiencing five positive interactions to one negative interaction are less likely to result in a divorce.
200
Define Hedonia and Eudaimonia
Hedonia: pleasure, feeling good
Eudaimonia: meaningful, being and doing good
Huta and Ryan Study
College students pursue meaning or happiness over 10 days.Hedonia subjects reported sleeping in, playing games, going shopping, eating sweets.
Mood boost faded after 3 months
Eudaimonia subjects reported forgiving a friend, studying, thinking about values, helping or cheering up another person
After 3 months felt enriched and inspired w/ fewer negative moods
200
Self Efficacy is
Belief in one’s ability to complete a task
300
Name 3 of Fredrickson's 10 Forms of Positivity
Love Joy
Gratitude Serenity
Interest Hope
Pride Amusement
Inspiration Awe
300
One of the 5 C's of family flow
Clarity
Centering
Choice
Commitment
Challenge
300
What are the 2 preconditions of love?
Perception of safety
Sensory and temporal connection (eye contact, smiling, touch,
voice, mirrored body gestures)
300
Name the 3 conditions of Meaning
Life is significant
Life makes sense
You are driven by a divine sense of purpose
300
The Self-Efficacy Theory is fulfilled in 4 ways. Name 2 of them.
Efficacy Attainment
Vicarious Experience
Verbal Persuasion
Physiological and Affective States
400
Positivity Resonance is (list 2 of 3 things)
Sharing 1+ positive emotions between you and another
Synchronous biochemistry
Reflective motive to invest in each other’s well-being
400
List an autotelic personality characteristic that leads us away from flow
Possible responses:
Attentional disorders and stimulus overinclusion
Excessive self-consciousness and self-centeredness
Anomie: Access to culturally recognized goals is block
Alienation: constrained by social system to act against goals
Neurophysiology and Flow
400
According to our class what is love? (hint: the study guide lists 3 things)
Possible responses:
A supreme emotion
A micro-moment of warmth and connection shared with another human.
Love makes us feel alive and human.
400
What are the five pillars of meaning?
Belonging - we are important in a group
Purpose - contribute to society, “calling”
Storytelling - journal your life to improve it
Transcendence - reinterpret with perspective
Growth - through adversity
To help you remember "Big Pillars Stand Tall"
Belonging
Relationship with others - we are important, find your tribe
Purpose
Mission tied to contributing to society - zookeeper example
Storytelling
Making sense of our experiences and who we are through narrative - journaling
Transcendence
Connection to something bigger than self - spirituality
Growth - seeing adversity as opportunity to grow
400
What are 3 ways you can generalize your efficacy beliefs?
Overwhelming Mastery Experiences
Identification of similar sub-skills
Co-development
Cognitive Restructuring
Generalizing sub-skills
500
The Positivity toolkit can help to increase positive emotions and can help decrease negative emotions. Name 3 of the tools listed in the toolkit
Possible responses:
Be open Create high-quality connections
Cultivate kindness Develop distractions
Dispute negative thinking Find nearby nature
Learn and apply your strengths Meditate mindfully
Meditate loving kindness Ritualize gratitude
Savor positivity Visualize your future
500
Name a cultural example of flow (one that maximized or minimized flow)
Minimizing Flow:
Industrial Revolution
Ik of Uganda
Yonomamo of Venezuela
Maximizing Flow:
Indian Tribes of BC
500
What are 2 of the 3 biological impacts of love?
1. Brain synchronicity
2. Common oxytocin waves
3. Builds capacity of the vagus nerve (calming connection between respiratory and
heart rates) <- helps improve physical health, social skill, and overall well-being.
500
How do the happiness levels of wealthy countries compare to that of poorer countries?
Wealthy countries had high satisfaction levels but low meaning levels
Poorer countries have high levels of meaning despite feeling unhappy
High suicide rates in wealthy, happy countries
*Happiness and unhappiness did not predict suicide rates
Lack of meaning did predict suicide rates
500
What are overwhelming mastery experiences?
When people face and overcome challenges they previously thought were substantially beyond their capabilities.