Positive Psychology Quiz

The three levels of positive psychology include all except:

• The objective level

• The subjective level

• The societal level

• The individual level

What is positive health, as defined by positive psychology?

• The absence of physical illness or disease

• The state of complete physical and mental well-being

• The focus on treating mental disorders

• The pursuit of extreme fitness goals

The global expectation that events will turn out well in the future is

• Dispositional optimism

• Positive hope

• Insatiable optimism

• Indispensable hope

Which practice uses meditation and mindfulness techniques in medical settings to reduce stress and promote well-being?

• Psychological thriving

• Happiness set point

• Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)

• Nonreactivity approach

Which approach emphasizes cultivating positive traits and virtues to enhance well-being?

• Social hedonism

• Happiness set point

• Virtues and strength approaches

• Love 2.0

Lykken and Tellegan proposed this idea that most people have an average level of happiness

• evolutionary average

• eudaimonia

• happiness set point

• hereditability index

Which is NOT a dimension of Emotional Intelligence?

• Managing one's emotions

• Motivating others to reach goals

• Handling relationships well with others

• Motivating oneself to reach goals

Which are TRUE of introverts

• Skillful at repairing negative mood

• Report higher than average levels of happiness

• May prioritize search for meaning over pursuit of happiness

• All of these

What tends to happen to the level of intimacy in a romantic relationship over time?

• It remains constant

• It steadily increases

• It tends to decline

• It is solely determined by external factors

Interventions addressing well-being from the bottom-up perspective focus on

• changing people's environments

• changing people's attitudes

• changing personality traits

• changing people's beliefs