Understanding Positive Psychology
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What is the primary focus of Positive Psychology?

  • Treating mental illness
  • Understanding the causes of unhappiness
  • Studying negative aspects of human life
  • Promoting positive qualities in individuals (correct)
  • At which level does Positive Psychology study positive experiences like joy and love?

  • Subjective Level (correct)
  • Individual Level
  • Group Level
  • All of the above
  • What does Positive Psychology investigate at the Individual Level?

  • Personal strengths and virtues contributing to a good life (correct)
  • Positive social dynamics
  • Factors contributing to happiness
  • Cultivating a sense of well-being
  • Which two psychologists played a key role in developing Positive Psychology as a formal field?

    <p>Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept does Positive Psychology seek to understand?

    <p>Factors contributing to happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the study of resilience in Positive Psychology?

    <p>How people overcome adversity and build mental toughness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area of research in Positive Psychology emphasizes identifying and using personal strengths and virtues to improve life satisfaction and well-being?

    <p>Strengths and Virtues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary critique of Positive Psychology according to the text?

    <p>It oversimplifies complex human emotions and experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are mindfulness and gratitude explored as means to enhance, according to the text?

    <p>Well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the practical applications of Positive Psychology according to the text?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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