21. Which of the following statements about the concept of savoring is FALSE?

A. After the age of 10, females report a greater tendency to savor than males.

B. People in collectivist cultures tend to savor more frequently than those in individualistic cultures.

C. Those with higher levels of trait mindfulness and optimism tend to have a greater perceived capacity to savor.

D. Those with lower levels of guilt  and neuroticism tend to have a greater perceived capacity to savor.

22. According to Martin Heidegger, the most fundamental problem of human existence is:

A. Accomplishment

B. Attachment

C. Emotional Regulation

D. Meaning

23. Kevin has found out that the city water department he works for has been covering up for two years the fact that there is abnormally high levels of lead in the city’s water. Although he knows he could lose his job, he takes his evidence to the Environmental Protection Agency. Kevin is displaying which type of courage with his whistleblowing?

A. Moral Courage

B. Physical Courage

C. Personal Courage

D. Vital Courage

24. The essential elements of intimacy include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Affection and warmth

B. Emotional attachment

C. Gratitude

D. Trust

25. Many critics of positive psychology attack the research for all of the following EXCEPT:

A. A failure to consider the negative side of positivity

B. A lack of RCTs and replication studies

C. A tendency toward trivial findings

D. An emphasis on qualitative over quantitative research

26. According to the two continua model of mental illness and mental health, the traditional definition of mental health as “the absence of psychopathologies” is too narrow. Therefore, this model holds that mental illness and mental health:

A. Are related, but distinct dimensions

B. Are the equivalent of languishing and flourishing

C. Cannot be experienced at the same time

D. Exist as endpoints on a one-dimensional scale

27. Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi is best known for his work on which of the following?

A. Causal Agency theory

B. Flow Theory

C. Self-determination Theory

D. Virtues in Action Theory

28. Which of the following psychologists is most well-known for her early work in the area of eudaimonic well-being?

A. Carol Dweck

B. Barbara Fredrickson

C. Carol Ryff

D. Laurie Schreiner

29. According to Martin Seligman, the 3 P’s that stunt resilience are personalization, permanence, and:

A. Passion

B. Pervasiveness

C. Pliability

D. Pride

30. Sally tells her boyfriend Ted that she feels hurt when he flirts with other women. Ted laughs and tells Sally that she is being immature and ridiculous. Sally is 8 years younger than Ted, so she questions her own judgment, thinking that maybe Ted has a point. Sally has just experienced which of the following?

A. Defensive Pessimism

B. Empathic Distress

C. Gaslighting

D. Transference