Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being Quiz Answers

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Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being Week 1 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Practice Quiz 1

Q1.  Chris Peterson and Marty Seligman identified how many different virtues in their handbook classification?

• 6
• 24
• 13
• 42

Q2. The Via Classification identifies 24 various strengths which of the following is one of those twenty four?

• Truth
• Mercy
• Wisdom
• Humor

Q3. Research shows that people tend to experience higher well-being when they:

• Plan a day that evenly balances their PERMA
• Do something to indulge themselves.
• Do something to help another person.
• Plan a day of activities that they find really fun.

Quiz 2: Character Strengths

Q1. James Pawelski interviewed Paul Rozin who said that he draws a distinction between strengths of competency and strengths of morality. What was the distinction that Dr. Rozin drew?

• Rozin believes that strengths of morality can be strengthened and that we should use our signature strengths in this area.
• Rozin believes that strengths of competency can be strengthened and that we should use our signature strengths in this area.
• Rozin believes that only food matters.
• Rozin believes that we shouldn’t worry about using our signature strengths.

Q2. Which of the following is not classified as a strength under the virtue of Justice?

• Teamwork
• Honesty
• Fairness
• Leadership

Q3. Which of the following is not classified as a strength under the virtue of Humanity?

• Gratitude
• Social Intelligence
• Kindness
• Love

Q4. James Pawelski suggests if you are disappointed in your signature strengths you should:

• A- Get over it, nobody is perfect.
• B- Practice the opposite of your strength.
• C- Learn more about the strength as it is defined in the VIA – it may not be what you think it is.
• D- Recognize that no test is perfect and the strength may not be authentic for you.
• Both C and D

Q5. Karen Reivich offers ways to tell if a signature strength is authentically you. Which of these answers best describes her thoughts?

• Exercising the strength feels like you at your best.
• Using the strength leaves you energized.
• Motivation to use the strength comes from within.
• All of the above

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being Week 2 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Practice Quiz 1

Q1. Which of the following is the best example of the absence of honesty:

• You tell someone their outfit is unflattering, even though they didn’t ask your opinion
• You give feedback to your direct report highlighting the ways in which they can improve for the next project
• You acknowledge your part in a work project where the goals were not met
• None of the above

Q2. True or False

Chris Peterson would describe using your character strength in a way that is the opposite of the character strength — such as being cruel rather than being kind — as an example of a mental illness or disorder.

• True
• False

Quiz 2: Excess, Absence, and Opposite in Character Strengths

Q1. Chris Peterson classified 24 deviations from strengths as an absence of strengths and therefore as mental illnesses. Which of these four items did Chris Peterson class as a mental illness?

• Rudeness
• Humor
• Curiosity
• Hope

Q2. Chris Peterson classified 24 deviations from strengths as an opposite of strengths and therefore as mental illnesses. Which of these four items did Chris Peterson class as a mental illness?

• Judgment
• Spirituality
• Awe
• Boredom

Q3. Chris Peterson classified 24 deviations from strengths as an excess of strengths and therefore as mental illnesses. Which of these four items did Chris Peterson class as an excess of strength?

• Forgiveness
• Persistence
• Humility
• Detachment

Q4. Overall Chris Peterson classified 72 deviations from strengths as mental illnesses. Which of these four items did Chris Peterson not class as a mental illness?

• Boredom
• Conformity
• Curiosity
• Snobbery

Q5. How is the Peterson classification of mental illness superior to the DSM?

• They are theory based
• They are not tied to a medical model
• They do not demand a biological basis
• All of the above

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being Week 3 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Practice quiz on research methods and picking from strengths

Q1. Which of these four statements is not a characteristic of an effective hypothesis?

• Effective hypotheses are relevant
• Effective hypotheses are specific
• Effective hypotheses are true
• Effective hypotheses are testable

Q2. Which of the following is always true about a positive intervention:

• Most aspects of the process are required to be positive.
• It uses an evidence based activity to increase flourishing
• It always produces a suboptimal result.
• It is OK to hurt others if you feel better in the end.

Q3. True or False: Chris Peterson saw the absence, opposite, or excess of a strength as a better way to classify mental illness than the DSM.

• True
• False

Quiz 2: PERMA, Positive Interventions, Research Methods

Q1. True or False:

There is only one right way to happiness and well-being.

• True
• False

Q2. The Via Classification identifies six virtues which of the following is one of those six virtues?

• Punctuality
• Truth
• Mercy
• Temperance

Q3. Martin Seligman coined the mnemonic PERMA to express the different paths to happiness and well-being. What does the M stand for?

• Meaning
• Measurement
• Morality
• Median

Q4. When Grace Cormier told James Pawelski about picking from the cornucopia she was talking about:

• Choosing the biggest piece of fruit from the tray.
• Using the Strength of Self-Regulation across a range of foods.
• Paul Rozin’s theory of positive eating.
• Choosing which strengths work best for you in a particular context

Q5. True or False

When James Pawelski talks about a positive intervention, he is talking about gathering the family together to break through an addict’s denial.

• True
• False

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being Week 4 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Practice quiz on Positive Interventions

Q1. Which best describes what a positive intervention is?

• Activities undertaken to cultivate positive emotions, thoughts or behaviors.
• A confrontation with a friend or family member to try to stop them from continuing a particular behavior or activity.
• Actions that are taken to help people change.
• The Gratitude or Three Blessings Exercise.

Q2. True or False

Over time you can achieve just as much increase in happiness by working on deficits as you can by working on strengths.

• True
• False

Quiz 2: Positive Interventions, Strengths

Q1. True or False

Aristotelian Balance is the name of an indie rock band from Cleveland.

• True
• False

Q2. Jer Clifton talks about his signature strengths getting him into trouble. Can someone really get into trouble as a result of using their signature strengths?

• Yes
• No

Q3. Jonathan Haidt ran an experiment where he compared using the top five signature strengths versus remediating the bottom five strengths. He found the following:

• Both groups improved in happiness and well-being while the intervention was ongoing
• The group that used signature strengths continued to gain in happiness and well-being six months after the test ended.
• The group that worked on their bottom five strengths did not continue to improve.
• All of the above

Q4. Chris Peterson summed up positive psychology with a simple phrase, “Other people matter.”

If you were to sum up your take on positive psychology after this five unit introduction in ten words or less what would you say?

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you were to sum up your take on positive psychology after this five unit introduction in ten words or less what would you say

Q5. True or False

Positive Psychology is the science of well-being. By studying the science and applying it we can increase the happiness and wellbeing of ourselves, our communities, and the world!

• True
• False

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