Positive Psych/Strengths
Emotional Reactivity
Relationships
Other
Key Concepts Week 1 - Midterm
100

Who is the father of strengths development?

What is Donald Clifton

100

What is the definition of emotional reactivity?

What is the average strength of emotional responses to stress.

100

Who are the two people who developed the attachment theory?

What is John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth.

100

What is the difference between rumination and worry?

What is rumination: the focus on negative thoughts about the past and; worry: anticipation of potential future threats or negative outcomes. 

100

What is Marcia's MAMA cycle?

What is moratorium - achievement - moratorium - achievement. 

200

Who founded positive psychology? 

What is Martin Seligman

200

What is the difference between high reactivity and low reactivity?

What is high reactivity is when someone has more sensitive and intense emotional responses to stress, and low reactivity is when these responses are less sensitive, and one tends to withdraw.

200

What are examples of "Big T" vs "little t" trauma?

What is "Big T" - generally a life-threatening event or situation. Ex. School shooting, serious car accident, etc.

"little t" - events that do not typically involve violence, but create significant distress. Ex. breakups, death of pet, being bullied, etc.

200

What is the difference between shame and guilt?

What is shame: "i am bad" and; guilt: "i did something bad"

200

Name all five of Bronfenbrenners Ecological Systems in order

What is microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and chronosystems

300
What is the "strengths equation?"

What is talent times investment equals strength. 

300

What are the three abilities involved in emotional regulation?

What is the ability to recognize (noticing what you feel, self-awareness), understand why you feel this way, and respond to/manage/express your emotions in healthy and effective ways

300

What is earned secure attachment?

What is a "classification for adults who experienced insecure parenting in childhood but have developed secure relationship patterns as adults."

300

What is the age range of "emerging adulthood?"

What is 18-29

300

What are Piaget's 4 stages of development?

What is the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational.

400

What are the four domains of talent?

What is executing, influencing, relationship building and strategic thinking. 

400

What are the five trauma responses?

What is fight, flight, fawn, freeze, and flop

400

What are the three main types of adult attachment styles?

What is secure, anxious, and avoidant. 

400

What are the three kinds of social norms?

What is perceived, actual, and misperceived norms.

400

What stages of Erikson's psychosocial development are most college students in or between?

What is identity vs role confusion and intimacy vs isolation.

500

What does PERMA stand for in the PERMA model?

What is positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment. Bonus: Health

500

What are the differences and similarities between effortful vs effortless mindfulness? And come up with an example for each.

What is effortful mindfulness involves focused attention (ex. meditation) and effortless mindfulness involves restorative awareness (ex. being in nature). Both build attention and calm. Examples may vary.

500

What are the four family systems, and what are the two attributes that determine each family system?

What is Permissive, Authoritative, Uninvolved, and Authoritarian. The two attributes are demandingness and responsiveness of parent/caregiver.

500

What are the five key pillars of "emerging adulthood?"

What is identity exploration, instability, self-focus, feeling in between and possibilities. 

500

What are the five key themes in lifespan development?

What is development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plasticity, and multicontextual.