psych exam 3 - Happiness and Well-Being

What is a masure of happiness and well-being in the context of humanistic psychology?

Maslow’s hierachy of needs

• Lowest: basic physiological (food, water)

• safety and security

• Belonging and social activity *** where most people get stuck

• Status and esteem

• Highest: self actualization

Carl Roger’s Humanistic Approach

1. Genuineness and Empathy: open feelings, transparent, self disclosing

2. Unconditional Positive Regard: an attitude or acceptance of oneself and others despite their failings

3. Internal locus of control: perception that we can control our own fate (we have power and autonomy

What were the findings of the dog study of them being the cage?

• Researchers put dogs in small cages and administer a shot to the dogs

• Dogs would try to escape the painful situation 

• Ultimately the dogs realized they couldn't move, so they started to accept the fate and not even respond 

What is the Long Term Happiness Set-Point?

Through good and bad, the set point stays high for those that rate a high satisfaction/happiness

Study of Can Money Buy Happiness?

• Measured by analyzing the rates of daily positive affect (smiling, laughter, joy), as well as rates of negative affect (worry, sadness, stress, anger)

• However: research indicates that there is an overall positive correlation between emotional well-being and income

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