Positive Psychology Test 2

part of the good life is the articulation and pursuit of those goals we deem worthy; these are ________

maximizers

Values are

the values that correspond with the needs at the bottom of Maslows hierachry are

Terminal values are

__________ are self help techniques for helping people to identify values they hold.

passions or ______ help define who we are

other things being equal, human beings enjoy the exercise of their realized capacities and thus enjoyment increases the more the capicity is realized, or the greater its complexity

the term ______ is used to describe the culture that develops around shared leisure activities, from bird watching to sailing

a student's attraction to a given academic field is called _________ when it is marked by a deep intellectual and emotional involvement

_______ is used to refer to the fact that people who make important contributions to a particular field, devoted a full decade to the mastery of neccessary knowledge and skills

The strong vocational blank is the best known _______

A person whose acutal accomplishments have exerted profound influence contempary and subsequent generations could be called a _______

_______ means the ability to do several things in a sequence or at the "same time"

Spearman concluded that besides g, there is also ______ that influence a person's performance on particular tests.

_______, in 1983, developed a theory of _______ where he distinguished seven abilities.

The idea of _______, which relies on information about individuals' abilities obtained in the course of their every day activities, was developed by ________

Polymaths are

The broad state of health representing a blance between psychological well being and physical well being is called _______

The _______ was recognized much later than other major body systems because it is not a single entity, but rather a host of cells present throughout the body

The legacy of Descartes could be called

________ applies psychological theories adn research to the topic of physical well being

behavioral medicine

psychoneuroimmunology

One of the following is out of place in a list of wellness promoting or health promoting endeavors

the text identified an interesting alternative perspective on resilience by suggesting that it starts with

________ refers to attempts to meet any stressful event head on and remove its effects

_______ is the ability to find meaning and challenge in the demands of life

one item should be removed froma list of activities which are helpful in positive aging or in successful aging

________ known as the cuddle hormone increases during pregnancy and surges during the process of childbirth

using surrogate mothers and infant rhesus monkeys, _______ found that even among animals, social bonds reflect more than the satisfaction of physiological needs

_________ used to describe the behavior of baby ducklings shortly after hatching. They follow whatever moving object they first encounter, and usually this object is their mother, but ducklings can also ______ on other animals or even people if they encounter them during the critical period. In most cases _______ keeps the vulnerable ducklings out of danger

goods, info, love, money, services, and status are typically found in a list of

________ is an important perspective on relationships and emphasizes the feelings that bind us together

the strange situation test was developed by

In ______, people involved simply want to be associated with some other person his or her specific identity is not all that important

when liking is coupled with a mutual perception of similarity and expectations of reciprocity and parity, we call the relationship

love that is the unshakable affection shared by two people whose lives have become intertwined is known as

love that usually occurs at the beginning of an affair and is makred by extreme absorption and dramatic mood swings, from ecstasy to anguish is known as

one common distinction among the types of love is between passionate love and ________ love

Christmas shoppers, pedestrians hurrying at lunch time, or joggers on a high school track are simply people in the same place at the same time, and social scientists use the term _________ to describe them

The two or more individuals who can be discussed as a whole are descibed as social category known as

A ________ is an enduring and structured group, usually haveing traditions and customs

The moral characteristics of a group as a whole, not simply summaries or composites of the characteristics of its individual members

when studying _______ psychologists have often been interested in styles of parenting

parenting that is loving but lax where parents exert little control over their children

An institution what prepares students to be effective learners throughout life might be a

If we had assumed work and life are one, the assumption might not even have been challenged by any readers

one comment would seem out of place when studying features of the good religion

The ______ religous internalize religous beliefs and bring their other needs into harmony with them

Religiousity can be defined as

The neurobiology of pleasure

The natural history of the good life suggests that it includes

nice guys finish first

The idea of deliberately creating the good life