Assumptions

Question 1

ASSUMPTION 1: FREE WILL

Answer 1

• free will to direct emotion, use strengths to enhance lives
• seligman - happiness isnt genes or goodluck, its developing strengths
• deiner - more investment in relationship = happier

Question 2

ASSUMPTION 2: GOODNESS AND EXCELLENCE

Answer 2

• happiness is natural like stress
• seligman - nurture signature strenghts to transform lives e.g. kindness
• should not magnify bad traits to buffer individuals from mental health issues

Question 3

ASSUMPTION 3: GOODLIFE

Answer 3

• seligman - 3 desirable lives
• pleasant = happiness from emotion relating to past, present, future
• good = pursuing engaging activities and developing strengths
• meaningful = deep sense of fulfillment by living for greater purpose than ourselves