Flashcards: Foundations of Positive Psychology — 22 cards

Ancient Greek virtue — focus?

Living morally leads to authentic happiness.

Pathology focus — traditional psychology?

Centered on diagnosing and treating mental illness.

Paradigm shift — from disease to?

Fostering human flourishing and strengths.

Seligman’s critique of 'zero' — what?

Moving beyond neutrality to promote flourishing.

Flow — defined by?

Deep absorption and engagement in activity.

Flow characteristics — include?

Concentration, self-awareness loss, time distortion.

Flow mechanism — requires?

Balance challenge and skill levels.

Free will assumption — posits?

Humans can choose and regulate emotions.

Self-regulation — based on?

Recognizing and using signature strengths.

Authentic goodness — viewed as?

Genuine, natural positive traits.

Signature strengths — purpose?

Promote well-being and resilience.

The Good Life — components?

Pleasure, engagement, and purpose.

Relationships — role in?

Expressing goodness and sustaining well-being.

Empirical evidence — method?

Meta-analysis and experience sampling.

Meta-analysis — purpose?

Combine studies to find overall patterns.

Subjectivity — challenge?

Self-report biases affect happiness measures.

Cultural differences — impact?

Shape how happiness and well-being are experienced.

Biological factors — include?

Genetics and neurochemistry influence happiness.

Evaluation — methodological issue?

Reliance on subjective, correlational data.

Strengths — positive psychology?

Focus on human strengths and growth.

Weaknesses — critique?

Cultural bias and measurement limitations.

Paradigm importance — in summary?

Shift from pathology to flourishing and virtue.