Optimism, Hope, Explanatory Style
Resilience, Post-Traumatic Growth
Positive Aging & Positive Interventions
Values, Goals & Motivation
The Body and Well-being
100
If you usually expect that more good things than bad will happen in the future, you demonstrate this
What is dispositional optimism?
100
You are better than you were before a major crisis; maybe you'll start a new cause as a result of THIS.
What is post traumatic growth?
100
Sr. Madonna Buder and Ernestine Shepherd were two women who demonstrated this very well
What is successful aging or aging well?
100
THESE goals help us work toward something rather than trying to avoid something.
What are approach (vs avoidance) goals?
100
A touch-based practice, like massage that is believed to have healing capabilities, though this one focuses on only one (or two) body parts.
What is reflexology?
200
The AA Milne character Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh is a great example of THIS
What is pessimism?
200
Being able to bounce back and thrive after a major set-back
What is resilience?
200
It involves a single point of focus and deep breathing. You can't really do it 'wrong'.
What is meditation?
200
Passion + perseverance = THIS
What is grit?
200
The latest recommendation on the frequency and duration of exercise (per week) to gain health benefits.
What is 5 times per week, for a minimum of 30 min?
300
Agency thinking and pathways thinking contribute to your level of this
What is hope?
300
You decide that you just can't change the fact that your roommate is an idiot, so you might as well learn to live with it, because the semester's over soon anyway. Way to demonstrate THIS form of coping!
What is emotion-focused [coping]?
300
"This is me; take it or leave it" vs "the sky's the limit and I can do anything if I work hard enough".
What are fixed vs growth mindset?
300
Where goal motivation comes from - inside ourselves or from some outside source.
What is intrinsic vs extrinsic?
300
Eat, sleep, move
What are the three components of vitality?
400
It's your belief in your ability to succeed at a specific task
What is self-efficacy?
400
THIS phrase suggests we are resilient because of common traits we possess, and that we use these strategies almost daily.
What is ordinary magic?
400
An intervention that we believe has serious ripple effects...like the video of the Thai fellow.
What are Acts of Kindness?
400
Two parts of self-determination theory that can contribute to our motivation and goal achievement (just name one). Hint: it's not relatedness.
What are autonomy and competence?
400
When we overcome chronic pain and discover "what we're made of", we often experience this
What is eudaimonic well-being?
500
Optimists believe bad things that happen to them are due to external causes; pessimists believe that they are responsible for the bad things that happen. Both patterns are part of this
What is explanatory style?
500
These prevent us from developing resilience, and they include "tunnel vision, mind reading, and jumping to conclusions"
What are thinking traps?
500
THIS explains why, as we get older, we decide that we are going to be very picky about how we spend our time, to limit negative experiences.
What is socioemotional selectivity theory?
500
According to THIS, goals should be consistent with our strongest values and beliefs.
What is matching hypothesis?
500
It explains why we rub our shin right after we bang it against the coffee table.
What is gate control theory?