AP Psych: Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology→Martin Seligman

• the study and promotion of well-being, happiness, and the positive aspects of human experience

Feel Good, Do Good Phenomenon

• when people are happy, they are more likely to engage in helpful, kind behavior

Hedonic Adaptation

• refers to how humans adapt quickly to situations, returning to their baseline happiness after an increase or decrease

Relative Deprivation

• the perception that we are worse off relative to those who we compare ourselves to