01:830:340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Positive Psychology
26 Dec 2015
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Does wealth make one happy (opinion) 1: dogs who learn a sense of helplessness by being taught that they cannot escape shocks are more likely than other dogs to a. Fail to take the initiative to get out of easier situations. Positive subjective states: positive emotions, what is happiness. Shares ideas with humanistic psychology: maslow. Be the best that they can be self-actualization client centered therapy (on final) More than maslow (elitist: positive psychology was wider view, average individuals hold potential, study regular people with large samples. Pleasant emotions can be negative (enjoyment in suffering of others) and unpleasant positive (crying after a sad movie) Optimism and hope and messianic: defensive pessimism. Ex: love, pride, hope, anxiety, etc: why is it good : martin selfman"s message sometimes too one sided. Pessimists are losers on many fronts (authentic happiness) cognitive strategy to set lower expectations for upcoming performance, despite having performed well in previous similar situations.
