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• What does the positive approach suggest about free will?

  Humans have free will to improve well-being
• How do therapies like mindfulness relate to free will?

  They encourage awareness of feelings and emotions
• What is a strength of the positive approach regarding free will?

  It empowers individuals to improve their well-being
• What is a potential weakness of placing responsibility on individuals for happiness?

  People may feel worse due to pressure
• What approach is taken in therapies like mindfulness?

  Idiographic approach
• What does the idiographic approach encourage individuals to do?

  Reflect on their own thoughts for well-being
• What is the aim of research by Myers and Diener (1997)?

  To develop a theory of 'Who is happy?'
• How does considering both idiographic and nomothetic elements benefit the positive approach?

  It recognizes individual differences in behavior
• What is a strength of the positive approach regarding nature vs nurture?

  It considers both genetics and environmental factors
• What percentage of happiness variance did Lyubomirsky et al. (2005) attribute to genetics?

  50%
• What role do relationships play according to Myers and Diener (1997)?

  They increase subjective well-being
• Why is considering both innate and environmental factors a strength of the positive approach?

  It offers a complete explanation of behavior
• What method does the positive approach use to investigate its ideas?

  Scientific method
• What did Seligman et al. (2005) do in their research?

  Randomly allocated participants to well-being exercises
• How does the use of the scientific method benefit the positive approach?

  It adds credibility and support to concepts
• What are some applications of therapies like mindfulness?

  Used informally through apps like Headspace
• What is MBCT?

  Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
• Why is the widespread use of positive psychology interventions a strength?

  It benefits society across various areas
• What is the holistic view in the context of happiness?

  It considers both genetics and higher-level factors
• What higher-level factors did Myers and Diener (1997) find important for happiness?

  Relationships, faith, and personality traits
• What is a strength of taking a holistic view in the positive approach?

  It offers a complete explanation of well-being
• What is a weakness of the holistic view in the positive approach?

  It complicates identifying causes and treatments