PSY 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Divine Command Theory, Eudaimonia, Hedonic Treadmill
14 Nov 2016
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Adjustment, stress and coping lecture notes, november 14th. Up until the 1980s only negative emotions were investigated. Positive psychology: field of study in psychology that focuses on examining and promoting well-being and optimal human functioning; what people do right. Ancient hebrews and christians came up with the divine command theory, said that those who are happy follow the commands of a supreme being and live in accordance with divine laws and morals; today"s notion of religiosity/spirituality. Aristotle came up with the virtue of happiness theory, said that eudaimonia is happiness possessed of true well-being, that is a by-product of living the virtuous life (courage, good temper) Positive affect (approach-oriented > experiences that provide pleasure) and negative affect (withdrawal-oriented) = dimensions of emotional experience. Negative emotions: evolutionary purpose, leads to fight or flight response. Undoing hypothesis: positive emotions help us recover more quickly from detrimental effects of negative emotions; ex.
