PSY 706 Positive Psychology

What is the 'flow state'?

• Being easy-going and 'going with the flow'

• Having a positive mindset

• Bouncing back from challenges

• Being totally absorbed and engrossed in something

What does PERMA stand for?

• Positive Emotions, Empathy, Relationships, Meaning, Actualisation

• Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Authenticity

• Positive Emotions, Energy, Relationships, Mental Health, Achievement

• Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement

Who is often referred to as the 'father of Positive Psychology'?

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

• Martin Seligman

• Marty Slegman

• Abraham Maslow

How does Clinical Psychology approach positive psychology

• Social influences on positive experiences, affect and behaviour

• The role of personality in positive experiences, affect and behaviour; positive personality traits

• The role of positive psychology constructs in organizations, companies and industry

• The role of positive psychology constructs in treating or preventing psychological disorders

How does Social Psychology approach positive psychology

• Social influences on positive experiences, affect and behaviour

• The role of personality in positive experiences, affect and behaviour; positive personality traits

• The role of the brain and nervous system in positive traits, experiences, affect and behaviour

• The role of positive psychology constructs in organizations, companies and industry

How does Personality Psychology approach positive psychology

• The role of positive psychology constructs in treating or preventing psychological disorders

• The role of positive psychology constructs in organizations, companies and industry

• The role of personality in positive experiences, affect and behaviour; positive personality traits

• The role of the brain and nervous system in positive traits, experiences, affect and behaviour

How does Development psychology approach positive psychology

• The role of the brain and nervous system in positive traits, experiences, affect and behaviour

• The role of positive psychology constructs in organizations, companies and industry

• Social influences on positive experiences, affect and behaviour

• The process of developing positive traits, affective and behavioural tendencies throughout the lifespan

How does Industrial / Organizational psychology approach positive psychology

• The role of positive psychology constructs in organizations, companies and industry

• The role of the brain and nervous system in positive traits, experiences, affect and behaviour

• Social influences on positive experiences, affect and behaviour

• The process of developing positive traits, affective and behavioural tendencies throughout the lifespan

How does Neuroscience / Biological psychology approach positive psychology

• The role of the brain and nervous system in positive traits, experiences, affect and behaviour

• Social influences on positive experiences, affect and behaviour

• The role of positive psychology constructs in treating or preventing psychological disorders

• The role of personality in positive experiences, affect and behaviour; positive personality traits

Positive Psychology is not an Interdisciplinary

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