How of Happiness Post Test

1. Slightly more than half of US adults are:

2. Which statement is correct?

3. What determines happiness?

i. 10% is explained by differences in life circumstances or situations
ii. 20% is accounted for by wealth
iii. 30% is accounted for by genetics
iv. 40% is dependent upon our intentional activities

4. Which country or countries have decided to foster economic development by boosting national gross domestic happiness?

5. Some experts believe that depression has become an epidemic. Which of the following fact(s) does NOT support this claim?

6.Which widely held belief(s) about happiness is true?

7. Which of the following is a happiness booster?

8. An example(s) of hedonic adaptation is:

9. What is the reason(s) hedonic adaptation occurs?

10. Bouchard’s seminal research with twins showed:

11. The results of the twin studies suggests that:

12. Individuals with the short allele variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene have a genetic propensity for depression. Which of the following has been shown to prevent depression from being triggered?

13. A good person-activity fit is critical to the success of happiness strategies. How can a person select the most appropriate strategy?

14. Gratitude is defined as:

15. Findings from the gratitude study suggest that for a gratitude journal to be an effective happiness strategy, one should write about things they are grateful:

16. Which of the following statements is not true:

17. “Little” optimism

18. Many happiness strategies involve writing. Which statement is not true?

19. The following are three steps to which optimism practice?

i. Identify pessimistic explanations
ii. Dispute pessimistic explanations
iii. Generate more optimistic alternatives

20. Which of the following is incorrect. Self-focused rumination:

21. What strategies will help stop overthinking and overly comparing oneself with others?

22. Who benefits from an act of kindness?

i. The recipient of a kindness act
ii. The person providing the kindness act
iii. Anyone who witnesses an act of kindness act

23. To benefit most from practicing kindness

24. Kindness as a path to happiness comes with qualifiers. Which of the following statement is not true?

25. Happy relationships are characterized by a ratio of positive to negative effect by:

26. The most flourishing relationship partners evoke the best in each other, helping them come closer in reaching their ideal selves. This is known as the:

27. Hugs can

28. Which of the following is not an example of cognitive coping strategies?

29. Which of the following is untrue?

30. Expressive writing about post traumatic events has many benefits. Pennebaker and his colleagues found that people experienced bigger improvements in their health when they used:

31. The five elements of the ABCDE disputation technique are:

32. To forgive is to:

33. Forgiving people are:

34. Apologies are helpful in fostering forgiveness because they:

35. Fantasizing about how you might physically or verbally cause pain to someone may

i. Make you feel better
ii. Release some tension
iii. Increase hostility
iv. Decrease hostility

36. Flow is

37. The secret to attention is flow. Who is the following quote attributed to?
“My experience is what I agree to attend to.”

38. Some people really enjoy their work, find it fulfilling, and socially useful. They work because they want to; not for financial reward or advancement. For them, work is inseparable from rest of their lives. These people see their work as a:

39. When you pause and reflect on the good job you did, you are:

40. Which statement is not true? Those people who:

41. Mindfulness-based intervention can boost well-being. Which technique(s) will increase mindfulness?

i. Learning relaxation
ii. Paying attention to breathing
iii. Becoming aware of bodily sensations
iv. Becoming aware of thoughts and emotions

42. People whose orientation is overwhelmingly present-focused have been found less capable of delaying gratification and more likely to engage in a host of risky behaviours.

43. Which of the following statements is true? The process of working toward a goal:

44. Which best describes an approach-oriented goal? Goals that:

45. Approach-oriented goals and avoidance-oriented goals are equally effective as a happiness boosting strategy.

46. Which of the following is not an example of how to transform goals into authentic goals?

47. Many people have the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. How much more likely are those who make these resolutions public to succeed?

48. Developing implementation intentions is an important step of goal achievement. What is one critical element in developing implementation intentions?

49. Which of the following statements is not true?

50. Religious coping includes:

51. Religion and spirituality overlap, but with differences. Which is true?

52. There are many ways to meditate. Which is an example(s) of mindfulness meditation?

53. Focusing on a flame, your breath, a word or a sound is an example of:

54. What are the crucial elements of an effective meditative practice?

55. Physical activity is promoted as a well-being strategy. What are the research findings?

56. When physically working out, what heart rate should a 50 year old strive for?

57. The inability physically to express emotions powerfully influences the ability to feel them.

58. Which of the following statements is not supported by research?

59. Erich From believed that as long as a mother was a “good mother” it didn’t matter if she was a happy person.

60. If you won the lottery and wanted to increase happiness, you would be better to:

61. The activities that are most effective in lifting depressive symptoms should be those that increase:

62. Knowing how to put into practice happiness activities is important to their success. The key is:

63. What do self-help organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous rely on most to build and sustain happiness?

64. Focusing on the positive is an important factor in sustaining happiness. Which of the following statements is true?

65. What makes a habit habitual?

66. There are several classic symptoms of depression. Of the following symptoms, which is the most diagnostic?

67. Having expectations that bad things will happen to us and that really good things will not happen, and that we cannot do anything to improve the situation is the basis of what theory?

68. There is a great deal of scientific support for which risk factor(s) for depression?

69. of the following is not true?

70. Patients who are deeply depressed and focus on their strengths rather than pathologies experience significantly greater relief from depression compared to:

i. those receiving “treatment as usual” and
ii. compared with those taking antidepressant medication