The Basics
Who is considered to be the father of Positive Psychology?
Marty Seligman
A person who responds to a C+ on a paper, and says, "Well, this tells me that I need to work harder and it is a good thing I still have some time left in the semester." has a ______ mindset.
Growth
The author relates this to the ego.
Mitote
Which part of the brain is responsible to turning on the "threat circuit?"
Amygdala
What is the main theme of Shawn Achor's book regarding success and happiness?
Happiness is followed by success.
One of the first people to bring mindfulness to the US and known for work with chronic pain patients.
John Kabat-Zinn
A student who is out to, "do as little as possible in school just to get by," has this syndrome.
"Low-effort"
According to Ruiz, an ultimate form of selfishness and self-importance violates this agreement.
Don't Take Things Personally
What is the body's main stress hormone?
Cortisol
Hiding a TV remote in an drawer far away from TV is know as _______________ .
The 20-second rule
Sitting upright (posture) is most important for this reason.
Feeling our original worthiness
These students were from one of the worst schools in Los Angeles and ended up surpassing kids with lots of opportunity, support, and wealthy school budgets
Garfield High School
The word ______ is literally translated as "without sin" and relates to the ________ agreement.
Impeccable, First
About how many hours can cortisol remain in the brain before doing damage to healthy neurons?
Three
Breaking things down into manageable parts is known as _________________ .
The Zorro Circle
Guilt says, "I made a mistake," whereas shame says, " __________ ."
"I am the mistake"
This educator took inner-city Chicago kids who had been failing and treated them as if they were genius', with the resulting gigantic rise in test scores.
Marva Collins
Don't Make Assumptions
One of the parts of the brain most affected by trauma is also responsible for the storage of LTM.
Hippocampus
Some people have jobs, others careers, and hopefully my rock stars will have a __________ .
Calling
The number one aspect of our lives know to enhance well-being and longevity as demonstrated by the famous Harvard Study is _____________ .
Supportive relationships
A parent or teacher commenting too much on a student's talents and successes may be guilty of the "danger of ______ ."
Praise
In order to live as our true best selves in dream of the ___________, we must become a _________ and battle against the ____________ thriving on our fears and insecurities.
second attention, warrior, parasite
____________ refers to the disruption of the normally integrated communication between attention and memory and occurs along a spectrum.
Dissociation
Becoming used to negative patterns of thinking is known as ____________ .
The Tetris effect.