At 50 years old, Andrew is an important source of support for his younger sister who has a serious disability.
As a computer engineer, Andrew has made a practice of designing computer devices that help his sister and others in her situation interact with the wider world. Andrew sees his work as important in the lives of other people. Andrew's view of his life is an example of
a. materialism.
b. global meaning.
c. hedonic well-being.
d. situational meaning.
Q. 2Marquita sees the universe as a product of intelligent planning. She believes that the creation of the universe, of life, and of human beings has a purpose even if that purpose is not accessible to her.
Marquita's philosophy of the universe and its underlying plan is an example of
a. situational meaning.
b. global meaning.
c. eudaemonic well-being.
d. psychological well-being.
Q. 3The American paradox refers to
a. increases in wealth despite decreases in work time.
b. increases in rates of depression despite increases in wealth.
c. increases in religious practice despite increases in materialism.
d. decreases in rates of depression despite increases in work time
Q. 4Which of the following tends to assure that work experiences will be linked to positive well-being?
a. Feeling that one is making competent progress toward challenging goals.
b. Feeling less generative.
c. Workplace characteristics that remove personal control.
d. Having few workplace relationships.
Q. 5The happiest people have excellent social relationships. This is because
a. social relationships are an important source of life stress.
b. happy people are more likely to successfully make friends.
c. they delude themselves into believing they are happy and that others like them.
d. neurotic people are generally less happy.