Positive psychology
The branch of psychology that studies wellbeing, strengths and positive emotion.
10 terms
Wellbeing
What wellbeing is made of, and why it is hard to sustain.
- Positive psychology 积极心理学
- The scientific study of strengths, virtues and what makes life go well.
- PERMA model PERMA 模型
- Seligman’s five building blocks of well-being: positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment.
- Flow 心流
- Being so absorbed in a challenging activity that you lose track of time and yourself.
- Hedonic adaptation 享乐适应
- Emotional reactions to good and bad events fade, and happiness drifts back toward its usual level.
- Happiness pie (50-10-40) 幸福饼图（50-10-40）
- A popular, contested model splitting differences in happiness into 50% genes, 10% circumstances, 40% activity.
Character strengths
Classifications of virtues and strengths.
- VIA classification of character strengths VIA 品格优势
- A classification of 24 character strengths grouped under six virtues.
Positive emotions
What positive emotions do, and how to respond when others share good news.
- Broaden-and-build theory 拓展-建构理论
- Positive emotions broaden the thoughts and actions that come to mind and build lasting resources over time.
- Active-constructive responding 主动建设性回应
- Responding to someone’s good news with genuine enthusiasm and interested questions.
Optimism and helplessness
How people explain setbacks, and how a sense of no control affects action.
- Explanatory style 归因方式
- The habitual way a person explains why good and bad things happen to them.
- Learned helplessness 习得性无助
- Giving up on coping after uncontrollable setbacks, even once change becomes possible.