Question 1

According to Peterson and Seligman, one of the strengths of the VIA classification system is that it has the potential to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a common language for describing human strengths. 
B)  be organized to run along a parallel course with the DSM. 
C)  identify psychological conditions not previously categorized. 
D)  improve diagnostic criteria for less serious mental illnesses. 
A)  provide a common language for describing human strengths. 
B)  be organized to run along a parallel course with the DSM. 
C)  identify psychological conditions not previously categorized. 
D)  improve diagnostic criteria for less serious mental illnesses.

Question 2

When researchers are using techniques to measure differences between people, this approach is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ideographic. 
B)  nomothetic. 
C)  semantic differential. 
D)  Likert type differences. 
A)  ideographic. 
B)  nomothetic. 
C)  semantic differential. 
D)  Likert type differences.

Question 3

In studying human success, what simple question did Donald Clifton base his research on?

Accepted Answer

A)  What would happen if we studied what is right with people? 
B)  What would happen if we studied what is wrong with people? 
C)  What would happen if we asked people what they wanted to know? 
D)  What would happen if we asked experts about what they know? 
A)  What would happen if we studied what is right with people? 
B)  What would happen if we studied what is wrong with people? 
C)  What would happen if we asked people what they wanted to know? 
D)  What would happen if we asked experts about what they know?

Question 4

Which scale on the Clifton StrengthsFinder has been found to have the highest internal consistency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Connection 
B)  Restorative 
C)  Consistency 
D)  Woo 
A)  Connection 
B)  Restorative 
C)  Consistency 
D)  Woo

Question 5

If you were to overhear a conversation between two positive psychologists discussing human strengths, what would you likely hear them say?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who are at risk also tend to be resilient. 
B)  Identifying pathology is as important as identifying human strengths. 
C)  The DSM is useful in classifying human strengths. 
D)  Human strengths are the active ingredients of positive living. 
A)  Individuals who are at risk also tend to be resilient. 
B)  Identifying pathology is as important as identifying human strengths. 
C)  The DSM is useful in classifying human strengths. 
D)  Human strengths are the active ingredients of positive living.

Question 6

How many assets are within each group of the Developmental Asset framework categorized?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  5 
D)  40 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  5 
D)  40

Question 7

What components are included in Keyes' model of social well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acceptance, understanding, and unity 
B)  Coherence, integration, and actualization 
C)  Satisfaction, the pursuit of happiness, and the absence of negative events 
D)  Satisfaction, positive affect, and the absence of negative affect 
A)  Acceptance, understanding, and unity 
B)  Coherence, integration, and actualization 
C)  Satisfaction, the pursuit of happiness, and the absence of negative events 
D)  Satisfaction, positive affect, and the absence of negative affect

Question 8

According to the VIA Classification of Virtues and Strengths, the emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition is the definition of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Courage 
B)  Optimism 
C)  Hope 
D)  Bravery 
A)  Courage 
B)  Optimism 
C)  Hope 
D)  Bravery

Question 9

Which of the three measures of human strengths discussed in Chapter 3 consists of questions that focus on the individual's environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Values in Action - Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) 
B)  The Search Institute Profiles of Student Life 
C)  The Personal Growth Initiative Scale 
D)  The Clifton StrengthsFinder 
A)  The Values in Action - Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) 
B)  The Search Institute Profiles of Student Life 
C)  The Personal Growth Initiative Scale 
D)  The Clifton StrengthsFinder

Question 10

In the Search Institutes Developmental Assets Scale, external assets are those which

Accepted Answer

A)  the child gains through interactions with people and institutions. 
B)  stimulate positive development of young people through personal characteristics and behaviors. 
C)  society gives the child through education and vocational training. 
D)  all outside of the child's original family environment. 
A)  the child gains through interactions with people and institutions. 
B)  stimulate positive development of young people through personal characteristics and behaviors. 
C)  society gives the child through education and vocational training. 
D)  all outside of the child's original family environment.

Question 11

Futuristic, Relator, and Maximizer are three of the themes assessed by which measure of human strengths?

Accepted Answer

A)  The VIA-IS 
B)  The Search Institutes 40 Developmental Assets 
C)  The Clifton StrengthsFinder 
D)  The Personal Growth Initiative Scale 
A)  The VIA-IS 
B)  The Search Institutes 40 Developmental Assets 
C)  The Clifton StrengthsFinder 
D)  The Personal Growth Initiative Scale

Question 12

According to the Search Institute, what is considered to contribute to the thriving of young people through common sense, positive experiences and qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strengths 
B)  Attributes 
C)  Goals 
D)  Virtues 
A)  Strengths 
B)  Attributes 
C)  Goals 
D)  Virtues

Question 13

What does the VIA Classification of Strengths promote?

Accepted Answer

A)  A more strength-based approach to diagnosis and treatment 
B)  A positive outlook on life 
C)  An approach to diagnosis and treatment that assesses both strengths and limitations 
D)  An optimistic outlook on life 
A)  A more strength-based approach to diagnosis and treatment 
B)  A positive outlook on life 
C)  An approach to diagnosis and treatment that assesses both strengths and limitations 
D)  An optimistic outlook on life

Question 14

The ICD is a publication of the

Accepted Answer

A)  World Health Organization. 
B)  United Nations. 
C)  The American Psychological Association 
D)  The American Psychiatric Association 
A)  World Health Organization. 
B)  United Nations. 
C)  The American Psychological Association 
D)  The American Psychiatric Association

Question 15

The concept of subjective well-being is equivalent to the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional well-being. 
B)  psychological well-being. 
C)  social well-being. 
D)  existential well-being 
A)  emotional well-being. 
B)  psychological well-being. 
C)  social well-being. 
D)  existential well-being

Question 16

What are the positive outcomes associated with play?

Accepted Answer

A)  Play allows us to re-enact our childhood traumas and work through unresolved issues. 
B)  Children learn through play. Play is the child's work. 
C)  Play allows a child to have fun and is an outlet for childhood creativity. 
D)  Play allows us an opportunity to practice the social, emotional, and physical skills needed in everyday life. 
A)  Play allows us to re-enact our childhood traumas and work through unresolved issues. 
B)  Children learn through play. Play is the child's work. 
C)  Play allows a child to have fun and is an outlet for childhood creativity. 
D)  Play allows us an opportunity to practice the social, emotional, and physical skills needed in everyday life.

Question 17

Your textbook includes a sample printout from the Your Signature Themes report for one of your authors. According to the characteristics in this report, Shane Lopez is delighted to discover beneath the complex surface and elegantly simple concept to explain why things are the way they are. This concept refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  arranger. 
B)  strategic. 
C)  ideation. 
D)  maximizer. 
A)  arranger. 
B)  strategic. 
C)  ideation. 
D)  maximizer.

Question 18

Techniques that explicate between-person differences are called ___________, while those that explicate within-person differences are called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nomothetic; ideographic 
B)  ideographic; nomothetic 
C)  ideographic; constitutional 
D)  nomothetic; idiosyncratic 
A)  nomothetic; ideographic 
B)  ideographic; nomothetic 
C)  ideographic; constitutional 
D)  nomothetic; idiosyncratic

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about the classifications and measures for evaluating strengths or positive outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The search Institute 40 developmental assets are a profile of student life: attitudes and behavior. 
B)  The values in action classification of strengths is a measurement designed for use with children. 
C)  The Gallup themes of talent is used to measure adult adjustment. 
D)  All of the above statements are correct. 
A)  The search Institute 40 developmental assets are a profile of student life: attitudes and behavior. 
B)  The values in action classification of strengths is a measurement designed for use with children. 
C)  The Gallup themes of talent is used to measure adult adjustment. 
D)  All of the above statements are correct.

Question 20

What positive psychologist would conceptualize complete mental health as the combination of high levels of emotional well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clifton 
B)  Menninger 
C)  Keyes 
D)  Ryff 
A)  Clifton 
B)  Menninger 
C)  Keyes 
D)  Ryff

According to Peterson and Seligman, one of the strengths of the VIA classification system is that it has the potential to

When researchers are using techniques to measure differences between people, this approach is called

In studying human success, what simple question did Donald Clifton base his research on?

Which scale on the Clifton StrengthsFinder has been found to have the highest internal consistency?

If you were to overhear a conversation between two positive psychologists discussing human strengths, what would you likely hear them say?

How many assets are within each group of the Developmental Asset framework categorized?

What components are included in Keyes' model of social well-being?

According to the VIA Classification of Virtues and Strengths, the emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition is the definition of what?

Which of the three measures of human strengths discussed in Chapter 3 consists of questions that focus on the individual's environment?

In the Search Institutes Developmental Assets Scale, external assets are those which

Futuristic, Relator, and Maximizer are three of the themes assessed by which measure of human strengths?

According to the Search Institute, what is considered to contribute to the thriving of young people through common sense, positive experiences and qualities?

What does the VIA Classification of Strengths promote?

The ICD is a publication of the

The concept of subjective well-being is equivalent to the concept of

What are the positive outcomes associated with play?

Techniques that explicate between-person differences are called _, while those that explicate within-person differences are called ___.

Which of the following statements is true about the classifications and measures for evaluating strengths or positive outcomes?

What positive psychologist would conceptualize complete mental health as the combination of high levels of emotional well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being?

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Exam 3: Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes

According to Peterson and Seligman, one of the strengths of the VIA classification system is that it has the potential to

When researchers are using techniques to measure differences between people, this approach is called

In studying human success, what simple question did Donald Clifton base his research on?

Which scale on the Clifton StrengthsFinder has been found to have the highest internal consistency?

If you were to overhear a conversation between two positive psychologists discussing human strengths, what would you likely hear them say?

How many assets are within each group of the Developmental Asset framework categorized?

What components are included in Keyes' model of social well-being?

According to the VIA Classification of Virtues and Strengths, the emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition is the definition of what?

Which of the three measures of human strengths discussed in Chapter 3 consists of questions that focus on the individual's environment?

In the Search Institutes Developmental Assets Scale, external assets are those which

Futuristic, Relator, and Maximizer are three of the themes assessed by which measure of human strengths?

According to the Search Institute, what is considered to contribute to the thriving of young people through common sense, positive experiences and qualities?

What does the VIA Classification of Strengths promote?

The ICD is a publication of the

The concept of subjective well-being is equivalent to the concept of

What are the positive outcomes associated with play?

Techniques that explicate between-person differences are called ___________, while those that explicate within-person differences are called _____________.

Which of the following statements is true about the classifications and measures for evaluating strengths or positive outcomes?

What positive psychologist would conceptualize complete mental health as the combination of high levels of emotional well-being, psychological well-being, and social well-being?

Welcome to Positive Psychology

Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology: How Me We Us Might Bridge the Gap

The Role of Culture Developing Strengths and Living Well

Living Well at Every Stage of Life

The Principles of Pleasure: Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness and Well-Being

Making the Most of Emotional Experiences: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling

Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope

Wisdom and Courage: Characteristics of the Wise and the Brave

Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: in Search of Optimal Experiences

Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness

Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships

Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behavior

Preventing the Bad and Promoting the Good

Positive Schooling and Good Work: the Psychology of Gainful Employment and the Education That Gets Us There

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Techniques that explicate between-person differences are called _, while those that explicate within-person differences are called ___.