PSY BEH 11C Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Positive Psychology, Reaction Formation, Meta-Analysis
1 May 2019
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Ex. dislike your boss but praise her to others. Reaction formation: different feeling/thought than your feeling expressed. Projection: same feeling your feeling put onto someone else. Ex. dislike your boss but tell people she dislikes you. Positive traits that contribute to one"s happiness without negatively affect others. Ex. some research shows that people who are optimistic are healthier & have better immune functioning. Totally involved in what you are doing. Positive state in which you are fully immersed (lose track of time) Both highly rewarding (feel really good) but they do not notice that they are in it while it is happening. Occurs when both highly skilled at something & it is highly challenging. Important to understand where one particular person coming from -> emphasis on self-schema & how directly related to how think, feel, & act. How feel about selves directly related to how interact with world. People strive for more than just getting their basic needs met.
