All Flashcards
How can gratitude be applied to improve mood?
Keeping a gratitude journal can boost your mood and lower depression symptoms.
How can signature strengths be used to boost happiness?
Using your strengths in new ways can boost happiness and decrease depression.
How can the concept of posttraumatic growth be applied in therapy?
Helping individuals find meaning in their experiences and develop coping strategies.
How can positive psychology principles be applied in education?
By focusing on students' strengths and promoting a positive learning environment.
How can the VIA classification system be used to improve teamwork?
Understanding individual strengths can help in assigning roles and tasks effectively.
How can gratitude interventions be applied in the workplace?
Encouraging employees to express gratitude can improve morale and productivity.
How can positive psychology be applied to improve physical health?
Promoting positive emotions and reducing stress can have a positive impact on physical well-being.
How can signature strengths be applied to career choices?
Identifying and utilizing your strengths can lead to greater job satisfaction and success.
How can posttraumatic growth be fostered after a job loss?
By focusing on new opportunities, developing new skills, and finding meaning in the experience.
How can positive psychology be used to improve relationships?
By focusing on gratitude, appreciation, and positive communication.
What is the key focus of positive psychology?
Promoting individual and societal well-being.
Explain the shift in perspective in positive psychology.
Moves away from a sole focus on pathology and dysfunction to building health.
What is the impact of gratitude on well-being?
Increases well-being, life satisfaction, optimism, and positive feelings.
How do signature strengths relate to happiness?
Using your strengths leads to more happiness and well-being.
What are the potential outcomes of posttraumatic growth?
Increased appreciation for life, stronger relationships, more personal strength, and a deeper sense of purpose.
What is the relationship between gratitude and social connections?
Grateful people tend to have stronger, more positive relationships.
Explain the concept of 'meaning and engagement' in relation to signature strengths.
Using your strengths leads to more engagement and positive emotions in life.
What are the core elements of positive psychology?
Positive emotions, resilience, and overall psychological health.
What does positive psychology say about well-being?
Well-being is more than the absence of illness; it's about cultivating the conditions for flourishing.
What does positive psychology say about focusing on the negative?
Positive psychology isn't about ignoring the negative but about balancing it with the positive.
What is Positive Psychology?
The study of what makes life worth living, focusing on strengths and well-being.
Define Gratitude.
Appreciating the positive aspects of life.
What are Signature Strengths?
Your core positive traits.
Define Posttraumatic Growth.
Positive change after struggling with tough life events.
What is the VIA Classification System?
A system categorizing 24 character strengths under 6 virtues.
Define Positive Subjective Experiences.
Positive experiences like gratitude, strengths, and growth.
What is Resilience?
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties.
Define Well-being.
The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.
What is meant by 'flourishing' in positive psychology?
To develop rapidly and successfully; to thrive.
Define Temperance (in the context of the VIA system).
A virtue encompassing forgiveness, humility, and self-regulation.