11. A recognizable assembly of people with shared values, cooperating to ensure clear evidence of positive physical, economic, environmental, and social well-being, and who are empowered to affect further prosocial outcomes for all individuals in their area, can be identified as a:

A. Collaborative Community

B. Distressed Community

C. Flourishing Community

D. Resilient Community

12. Which of the following refers to an individual’s psychological state, or the degree to which an individual has confidence, hope, optimism, and resilience?

A. Ego Empowerment Capital

B. Engagement Capital

C. Psychological Capital

D. Social Capital

13. Which of the following most closely aligns with the reason positive psychology was developed?

A. Psychologists were frustrated with the rising numbers of people with depression.

B. Psychologists were reacting to the over-emphasis on what was wrong (vs. right) with people.

C. Psychologists were looking for a different way to understand human differences.

D. Psychologists were concerned about the pseudopsychology of the “feel good” movement.

14. Laurie Schreiner (2018) states that there are four primary pathways to thriving in college that can be gleaned from large-scale research, including all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Academic achievement at the highest levels

B. Campus involvement and peer interaction

C. Frequent, positive interactions with faculty

D. Spirituality and a sense of purpose

15. Which of the following describes the personality of an individual who shows “resourceful adaptation” and is a flexible problem-solver in social, emotional, and cognitive domains?

A. Anomic Extravert

B. Belated Adjuster

C. Ego Resilient

D. Unsettled Undercontroller

16. Rick has been dating Sondra for over 6 months. Even though Sondra constantly criticizes the way he dresses and is impatient when he has to work late or wants to spend time with his parents, Rick is hopeful that Sondra will change once their relationship grows stronger. Rick is displaying:

A. Defensive Hope

B. Defensive Hopelessness

C. Strategic Optimism

D. Strategic Pessimism

17. In granting forgiveness to someone who has harmed you, it is helpful to think about the human qualities of that person and the difficulties that person may have experienced throughout life. This fosters which of the following toward that person?

A. Compassion

B. Empathy

C. Grudge-holding

D. Transference

18. Iggy is walking through his crowded classroom to get to his desk when he stumbles over Rodger’s size 15 foot. Immediately Iggy is enraged, assuming that Rodger tripped him on purpose. Iggy is displaying which of the following?

A. Compassion Fatigue

B. Fight-or-Flight Response

C. Hostile Attribution Bias

D. Vicarious Trauma

19. Seligman’s 5 Pillars of Well-Being includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Accomplishment

B. Engagement

C. Flow

D. Meaning

20. Which of the following refers to a positive emotional state that is derived from a set of goals, strategies to attain the goals, and a sense of personal agency in successfully using strategies to attain the goals?

A. Hope

B. Optimism

C. Pessimism

D. Well-being