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Page 2 of 2
**PSYC 437 – Reflection and Application 2: Answer Sheet**
Please use this
**Answer Sheet** to write and submit your responses to
**Quiz 2**. Do not rewrite the questions. Write answers in the
_Response_ column. Rows will expand to meet your needs. Your response lengths are not limited. Present your thoughts, clearly developing answers that reflect lessons from the assigned learning resources. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
**bold them** to facilitate quick referencing during grading.
**Cite resources** when appropriate. Prior to submission,
**Save As** **“Your last name_Q2**”(e.g., Hernandez_Q2).
Upload your submission to the assignment folder upon completion.
| | |
| — | — |
| **I. Writing a positive outcome…** |
| **Question** | **Response** |
| Question 1. | |
| Question 2. a. | |
| Question 2. b. | |
| Question 3. a. | |
| Question 3. b. | |
| Question 4. | |
| Question 5. Q1. | |
| Question 5. Q2. | |
| Question 6. a. | |
| Question 6. b. | |
| Question 6. c. | |
REFLECTION AND APPLICATION 2 ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEET I All Rights Reserved (November 2021)
**## PSYC437Quiz2_ReflectionandApplicationWKS4-6Spring20233.docx**
**Quiz 2**
**Reflection and Application 2:** For Quiz 2, a practitioner’s approach will be taken. You will apply the concepts, theories, and practices discussed in Weeks 4-6 learning resources. In this manner, you will reflect upon and engage with the principles of positive psychology. This Quiz is worth 90 points. Please type responses in the provided Answer Sheet. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
**bold the text.** Doing so helps the term(s) stand out and facilitates quick referencing during grading.
**Case Study – Scrooge Transformation Analysis (total points 90)**
You have recently become friends with Ebenezer Scrooge, a once bitter old miser. You are sitting in the local coffee shop next to his place of business listening to his amazing story. He is explaining that he sold the rights to his life story, for a handsome sum, to an author, Charles Dickens, who in turn contributed to the screenplay for a “recent” movie release. He quickly shares with you the highlights of his transformation into a gentler man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
As you listen you realize his story is fascinating, and would make for a great case study for your PSYC 437: Positive Psychology quiz. Once the two of you have shared hearty “goodbyes,” and “See you laters” you go home and look up Dicken’s works, and the movie , to get more details. You find the following resources that seem to capture just what you need to build your case study.
A Christmas Carol was originally published December 19, 1843.
_Wow! Hold old is Scrooge? He does not look a day over a young 82!_ Following a quick perusal, you elect to focus on Staves 1 and 5 (the beginning and the end) of Scrooge’s story.
**Stave 1: Marley’s Ghost**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_11](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )*
**Stave 5: The End of It**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_93](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )
You also find the movie. Scrooge said “recent.” This in monochrome film. Cool!
Renown Pictures Corporation (1951).
_A Christmas Carol_ [Movie]. [Hint: On several streaming services.]
**Stave 1** related story falls between
**_time markers 1:54 and 21:00_** (From the open of the story until Marley leaves and Scrooge closes the window).
**Stave 5** runs between
**_time markers 1:13:30 to 1:25:45._** (Scrooge wakes up and realizes Christmas morning has arrived and no more ghosts will be visiting him to the conclusion of the story.)
You also discover that a truly more recent rendition in animation form, featuring Jim Carry’s voice, follows the same theme breaks and that the dialog in both versions align with the written text. [You think – “Do I have a copy of that somewhere or free via OnDemand?
With this free resource on hand, you think – “I have what I need right here. Time to get to exploring and writing…”
– – -Instructions on Next Page – – –
\* This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at
[www.gutenberg.org](file:///F:/Old%20WD%20Backup/Classes/Online%20Classes/UMUC/Positive%20Psychology/Quizzes/www.gutenberg.org)
**_Quiz 2 Instructions:_**
_Build a case study of Ebenezer Scrooge._
_Define terms when used_
_, develop your logic,and provide clear examples. Within the case study address the following:_
**_Submit_** _as a word processing (e.g., Word) or rich-text document. Please use_
_headers and_
_**bold text for relevant terms** when incorporated]_
1.
**Connections to Social Psychology**
Explain why Scrooge’s story,
_A Christmas Carol,_ is compelling, exemplifying the science of positive psychology? Give 2 reasons, presenting your logic and connecting to lessons learned. Be detailed. (14 total; 7 points per reason)
2.
**Resilience and Contexts**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the connections you see within Scrooge’s story that exemplify the following from the Week 4 lessons:
i. resilience (10 points)
b. How do Scrooge’s experiences in Staves 1 and 5 demonstrate the role of positive emotions in negative contexts? Be detailed, and provide examples. (10 point)
3.
**Values and Motivations**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the leading theories, concepts, or empirical findings from the Week 5 lessons that you identify as relevant in the explanation of Scrooge’s expression of values before and after transformation (10 points).
b. Critically evaluate: What lesson(s) from Week 5 best accounts for Scrooge’s behavior in Stave 1 and his transformation in Stave 5? Present your logic clearly. (10 point)
4.
**Positive Psychology Interventions**
Synthesize: In what ways does Scrooge’s transformation from Stave 1 to Stave 5, OR an example of another character in the story, empirically validate positive psychology interventions? (10 points)
5.
**Relevant Questions**
Design 2 questions with the answers, you would have included in this Reflection and Application Quiz if you were writing it. Scoring will be based upon focus on clear assessment of key concepts mastery from the assigned Weeks 4-6 lessons. (10 points total;5 points each)
6.
**Conclusion:**
a. What is your greatest takeaway in applying positive psychology concepts and theories to the case analysis of Scrooge, as depicted in Staves 1 and 5 of
_A_ _Christmas Carol_? Explain. (6 points)
b. What did you discover through applying positive psychology concepts to the story? (4 point)
c. How did the case study help you reinforce your understanding of, and bring about reflection on, positive psychology? (6 point)
**Quiz 2 Learning Resources List**
**Week 4**:
**Resources (In Week 4 Content)**
Carey, B. (2009, August 17). Mental stress training is planned for U.S. soldiers [Newspaper article]. The New York Times.
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&)
Dunn, D. S. (2017). A positive psychology for disability and rehabilitation. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 236-250) Routledge.
Goldstein, S. (2013, May 7).
_The Power of Resilience_ [Video].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM)
Mcrae, K. & Mauss, I. B. (2016). Increasing positive emotions in negative contexts: Emotional consequences, neural correlates and implications for resilience (Chapter 10) . In J. D. Greene, I. Morrison, & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.).
_Positive neuroscience_. Oxford University Press.
Pury, C. L. S., & Saylors, S. (2017). Courage, courageous acts, and positive psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 153-168) Routledge.
Witvliet, C. V., & Luna, L. R. (2017). Forgiveness and well-being. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 131-152) Routledge.
**Week 5: Resources (In Week 5 Content)**
Christy, A. G., Rivera, G., Chen, K., & Hicks, J. (2017). Existential meaning in life and positive psychological functioning. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 220-235) Routledge.
Duckworth, A. L. (2013).
_Grit: The power of passion and perseverance_ [Video]. TED
[https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance](https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance)
Datu, J. A. D., & McInerney, D. M. (2017). Does culture matter? In F. Guay, H. March, D. M. McInerney and R. G. Craven (Eds.).
_Self – driving positive psychology and wellbeing_. Information Age Publishing.
Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right.
_Journal of Consumer Psychology_,
_21_(2), 115-125.
Hanniball, K. B., Aknin, L. G., Wiwad, D. (2017). Spending money well. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 61-79) Routledge.
Wehmeyer, M. L., & Shogren, K. A. (2017). Self-determination and positive psychological aspects of social psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 298-317) Routledge
**Week 6: Resources (In Week 6 Content)**
Duckworth, A.L., Steen, T. A., & Seligman, M. E. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice.
_Annual Review of Clinical. Psychology_,
_1_, 629-651.
Lutans, F., & Frey, R. (2017). Positive psychology in the workplace. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 171-196) Routledge.
Seligman, M. E., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.
_American psychologist_,
_60_(5), 410-421.
Smirnova, M., & Parks, A., C. (2017). Positive psychology interventions. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 276-298) Routledge.
UMGC PSYC 437 REFLECTION AND APPLICATION 2 | All Rights Reserved
**## PSYC437Quiz2_ReflectionandApplicationWKS4-6Spring20233.docx**
**Quiz 2**
**Reflection and Application 2:** For Quiz 2, a practitioner’s approach will be taken. You will apply the concepts, theories, and practices discussed in Weeks 4-6 learning resources. In this manner, you will reflect upon and engage with the principles of positive psychology. This Quiz is worth 90 points. Please type responses in the provided Answer Sheet. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
**bold the text.** Doing so helps the term(s) stand out and facilitates quick referencing during grading.
**Case Study – Scrooge Transformation Analysis (total points 90)**
You have recently become friends with Ebenezer Scrooge, a once bitter old miser. You are sitting in the local coffee shop next to his place of business listening to his amazing story. He is explaining that he sold the rights to his life story, for a handsome sum, to an author, Charles Dickens, who in turn contributed to the screenplay for a “recent” movie release. He quickly shares with you the highlights of his transformation into a gentler man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
As you listen you realize his story is fascinating, and would make for a great case study for your PSYC 437: Positive Psychology quiz. Once the two of you have shared hearty “goodbyes,” and “See you laters” you go home and look up Dicken’s works, and the movie , to get more details. You find the following resources that seem to capture just what you need to build your case study.
A Christmas Carol was originally published December 19, 1843.
_Wow! Hold old is Scrooge? He does not look a day over a young 82!_ Following a quick perusal, you elect to focus on Staves 1 and 5 (the beginning and the end) of Scrooge’s story.
**Stave 1: Marley’s Ghost**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_11](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )*
**Stave 5: The End of It**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_93](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )
You also find the movie. Scrooge said “recent.” This in monochrome film. Cool!
Renown Pictures Corporation (1951).
_A Christmas Carol_ [Movie]. [Hint: On several streaming services.]
**Stave 1** related story falls between
**_time markers 1:54 and 21:00_** (From the open of the story until Marley leaves and Scrooge closes the window).
**Stave 5** runs between
**_time markers 1:13:30 to 1:25:45._** (Scrooge wakes up and realizes Christmas morning has arrived and no more ghosts will be visiting him to the conclusion of the story.)
You also discover that a truly more recent rendition in animation form, featuring Jim Carry’s voice, follows the same theme breaks and that the dialog in both versions align with the written text. [You think – “Do I have a copy of that somewhere or free via OnDemand?
With this free resource on hand, you think – “I have what I need right here. Time to get to exploring and writing…”
– – -Instructions on Next Page – – –
\* This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at
[www.gutenberg.org](file:///F:/Old%20WD%20Backup/Classes/Online%20Classes/UMUC/Positive%20Psychology/Quizzes/www.gutenberg.org)
**_Quiz 2 Instructions:_**
_Build a case study of Ebenezer Scrooge._
_Define terms when used_
_, develop your logic,and provide clear examples. Within the case study address the following:_
**_Submit_** _as a word processing (e.g., Word) or rich-text document. Please use_
_headers and_
_**bold text for relevant terms** when incorporated]_
1.
**Connections to Social Psychology**
Explain why Scrooge’s story,
_A Christmas Carol,_ is compelling, exemplifying the science of positive psychology? Give 2 reasons, presenting your logic and connecting to lessons learned. Be detailed. (14 total; 7 points per reason)
2.
**Resilience and Contexts**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the connections you see within Scrooge’s story that exemplify the following from the Week 4 lessons:
i. resilience (10 points)
b. How do Scrooge’s experiences in Staves 1 and 5 demonstrate the role of positive emotions in negative contexts? Be detailed, and provide examples. (10 point)
3.
**Values and Motivations**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the leading theories, concepts, or empirical findings from the Week 5 lessons that you identify as relevant in the explanation of Scrooge’s expression of values before and after transformation (10 points).
b. Critically evaluate: What lesson(s) from Week 5 best accounts for Scrooge’s behavior in Stave 1 and his transformation in Stave 5? Present your logic clearly. (10 point)
4.
**Positive Psychology Interventions**
Synthesize: In what ways does Scrooge’s transformation from Stave 1 to Stave 5, OR an example of another character in the story, empirically validate positive psychology interventions? (10 points)
5.
**Relevant Questions**
Design 2 questions with the answers, you would have included in this Reflection and Application Quiz if you were writing it. Scoring will be based upon focus on clear assessment of key concepts mastery from the assigned Weeks 4-6 lessons. (10 points total;5 points each)
6.
**Conclusion:**
a. What is your greatest takeaway in applying positive psychology concepts and theories to the case analysis of Scrooge, as depicted in Staves 1 and 5 of
_A_ _Christmas Carol_? Explain. (6 points)
b. What did you discover through applying positive psychology concepts to the story? (4 point)
c. How did the case study help you reinforce your understanding of, and bring about reflection on, positive psychology? (6 point)
**Quiz 2 Learning Resources List**
**Week 4**:
**Resources (In Week 4 Content)**
Carey, B. (2009, August 17). Mental stress training is planned for U.S. soldiers [Newspaper article]. The New York Times.
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&)
Dunn, D. S. (2017). A positive psychology for disability and rehabilitation. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 236-250) Routledge.
Goldstein, S. (2013, May 7).
_The Power of Resilience_ [Video].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM)
Mcrae, K. & Mauss, I. B. (2016). Increasing positive emotions in negative contexts: Emotional consequences, neural correlates and implications for resilience (Chapter 10) . In J. D. Greene, I. Morrison, & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.).
_Positive neuroscience_. Oxford University Press.
Pury, C. L. S., & Saylors, S. (2017). Courage, courageous acts, and positive psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 153-168) Routledge.
Witvliet, C. V., & Luna, L. R. (2017). Forgiveness and well-being. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 131-152) Routledge.
**Week 5: Resources (In Week 5 Content)**
Christy, A. G., Rivera, G., Chen, K., & Hicks, J. (2017). Existential meaning in life and positive psychological functioning. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 220-235) Routledge.
Duckworth, A. L. (2013).
_Grit: The power of passion and perseverance_ [Video]. TED
[https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance](https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance)
Datu, J. A. D., & McInerney, D. M. (2017). Does culture matter? In F. Guay, H. March, D. M. McInerney and R. G. Craven (Eds.).
_Self – driving positive psychology and wellbeing_. Information Age Publishing.
Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right.
_Journal of Consumer Psychology_,
_21_(2), 115-125.
Hanniball, K. B., Aknin, L. G., Wiwad, D. (2017). Spending money well. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 61-79) Routledge.
Wehmeyer, M. L., & Shogren, K. A. (2017). Self-determination and positive psychological aspects of social psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 298-317) Routledge
**Week 6: Resources (In Week 6 Content)**
Duckworth, A.L., Steen, T. A., & Seligman, M. E. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice.
_Annual Review of Clinical. Psychology_,
_1_, 629-651.
Lutans, F., & Frey, R. (2017). Positive psychology in the workplace. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 171-196) Routledge.
Seligman, M. E., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.
_American psychologist_,
_60_(5), 410-421.
Smirnova, M., & Parks, A., C. (2017). Positive psychology interventions. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 276-298) Routledge.
UMGC PSYC 437 REFLECTION AND APPLICATION 2 | All Rights Reserved
**## PSYC437Quiz2AnswerSheetSpring20232.docx**
Page 2 of 2
**PSYC 437 – Reflection and Application 2: Answer Sheet**
Please use this
**Answer Sheet** to write and submit your responses to
**Quiz 2**. Do not rewrite the questions. Write answers in the
_Response_ column. Rows will expand to meet your needs. Your response lengths are not limited. Present your thoughts, clearly developing answers that reflect lessons from the assigned learning resources. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
**bold them** to facilitate quick referencing during grading.
**Cite resources** when appropriate. Prior to submission,
**Save As** **“Your last name_Q2**”(e.g., Hernandez_Q2).
Upload your submission to the assignment folder upon completion.
| | |
| — | — |
| **I. Writing a positive outcome…** |
| **Question** | **Response** |
| Question 1. | |
| Question 2. a. | |
| Question 2. b. | |
| Question 3. a. | |
| Question 3. b. | |
| Question 4. | |
| Question 5. Q1. | |
| Question 5. Q2. | |
| Question 6. a. | |
| Question 6. b. | |
| Question 6. c. | |
REFLECTION AND APPLICATION 2 ASSIGNMENT ANSWER SHEET I All Rights Reserved (November 2021)
**## PSYC437Quiz2_ReflectionandApplicationWKS4-6Spring20233.docx**
**Quiz 2**
**Reflection and Application 2:** For Quiz 2, a practitioner’s approach will be taken. You will apply the concepts, theories, and practices discussed in Weeks 4-6 learning resources. In this manner, you will reflect upon and engage with the principles of positive psychology. This Quiz is worth 90 points. Please type responses in the provided Answer Sheet. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
**bold the text.** Doing so helps the term(s) stand out and facilitates quick referencing during grading.
**Case Study – Scrooge Transformation Analysis (total points 90)**
You have recently become friends with Ebenezer Scrooge, a once bitter old miser. You are sitting in the local coffee shop next to his place of business listening to his amazing story. He is explaining that he sold the rights to his life story, for a handsome sum, to an author, Charles Dickens, who in turn contributed to the screenplay for a “recent” movie release. He quickly shares with you the highlights of his transformation into a gentler man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
As you listen you realize his story is fascinating, and would make for a great case study for your PSYC 437: Positive Psychology quiz. Once the two of you have shared hearty “goodbyes,” and “See you laters” you go home and look up Dicken’s works, and the movie , to get more details. You find the following resources that seem to capture just what you need to build your case study.
A Christmas Carol was originally published December 19, 1843.
_Wow! Hold old is Scrooge? He does not look a day over a young 82!_ Following a quick perusal, you elect to focus on Staves 1 and 5 (the beginning and the end) of Scrooge’s story.
**Stave 1: Marley’s Ghost**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_11](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )*
**Stave 5: The End of It**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_93](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )
You also find the movie. Scrooge said “recent.” This in monochrome film. Cool!
Renown Pictures Corporation (1951).
_A Christmas Carol_ [Movie]. [Hint: On several streaming services.]
**Stave 1** related story falls between
**_time markers 1:54 and 21:00_** (From the open of the story until Marley leaves and Scrooge closes the window).
**Stave 5** runs between
**_time markers 1:13:30 to 1:25:45._** (Scrooge wakes up and realizes Christmas morning has arrived and no more ghosts will be visiting him to the conclusion of the story.)
You also discover that a truly more recent rendition in animation form, featuring Jim Carry’s voice, follows the same theme breaks and that the dialog in both versions align with the written text. [You think – “Do I have a copy of that somewhere or free via OnDemand?
With this free resource on hand, you think – “I have what I need right here. Time to get to exploring and writing…”
– – -Instructions on Next Page – – –
\* This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at
[www.gutenberg.org](file:///F:/Old%20WD%20Backup/Classes/Online%20Classes/UMUC/Positive%20Psychology/Quizzes/www.gutenberg.org)
**_Quiz 2 Instructions:_**
_Build a case study of Ebenezer Scrooge._
_Define terms when used_
_, develop your logic,and provide clear examples. Within the case study address the following:_
**_Submit_** _as a word processing (e.g., Word) or rich-text document. Please use_
_headers and_
_**bold text for relevant terms** when incorporated]_
1.
**Connections to Social Psychology**
Explain why Scrooge’s story,
_A Christmas Carol,_ is compelling, exemplifying the science of positive psychology? Give 2 reasons, presenting your logic and connecting to lessons learned. Be detailed. (14 total; 7 points per reason)
2.
**Resilience and Contexts**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the connections you see within Scrooge’s story that exemplify the following from the Week 4 lessons:
i. resilience (10 points)
b. How do Scrooge’s experiences in Staves 1 and 5 demonstrate the role of positive emotions in negative contexts? Be detailed, and provide examples. (10 point)
3.
**Values and Motivations**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the leading theories, concepts, or empirical findings from the Week 5 lessons that you identify as relevant in the explanation of Scrooge’s expression of values before and after transformation (10 points).
b. Critically evaluate: What lesson(s) from Week 5 best accounts for Scrooge’s behavior in Stave 1 and his transformation in Stave 5? Present your logic clearly. (10 point)
4.
**Positive Psychology Interventions**
Synthesize: In what ways does Scrooge’s transformation from Stave 1 to Stave 5, OR an example of another character in the story, empirically validate positive psychology interventions? (10 points)
5.
**Relevant Questions**
Design 2 questions with the answers, you would have included in this Reflection and Application Quiz if you were writing it. Scoring will be based upon focus on clear assessment of key concepts mastery from the assigned Weeks 4-6 lessons. (10 points total;5 points each)
6.
**Conclusion:**
a. What is your greatest takeaway in applying positive psychology concepts and theories to the case analysis of Scrooge, as depicted in Staves 1 and 5 of
_A_ _Christmas Carol_? Explain. (6 points)
b. What did you discover through applying positive psychology concepts to the story? (4 point)
c. How did the case study help you reinforce your understanding of, and bring about reflection on, positive psychology? (6 point)
**Quiz 2 Learning Resources List**
**Week 4**:
**Resources (In Week 4 Content)**
Carey, B. (2009, August 17). Mental stress training is planned for U.S. soldiers [Newspaper article]. The New York Times.
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&)
Dunn, D. S. (2017). A positive psychology for disability and rehabilitation. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 236-250) Routledge.
Goldstein, S. (2013, May 7).
_The Power of Resilience_ [Video].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM)
Mcrae, K. & Mauss, I. B. (2016). Increasing positive emotions in negative contexts: Emotional consequences, neural correlates and implications for resilience (Chapter 10) . In J. D. Greene, I. Morrison, & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.).
_Positive neuroscience_. Oxford University Press.
Pury, C. L. S., & Saylors, S. (2017). Courage, courageous acts, and positive psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 153-168) Routledge.
Witvliet, C. V., & Luna, L. R. (2017). Forgiveness and well-being. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 131-152) Routledge.
**Week 5: Resources (In Week 5 Content)**
Christy, A. G., Rivera, G., Chen, K., & Hicks, J. (2017). Existential meaning in life and positive psychological functioning. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 220-235) Routledge.
Duckworth, A. L. (2013).
_Grit: The power of passion and perseverance_ [Video]. TED
[https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance](https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance)
Datu, J. A. D., & McInerney, D. M. (2017). Does culture matter? In F. Guay, H. March, D. M. McInerney and R. G. Craven (Eds.).
_Self – driving positive psychology and wellbeing_. Information Age Publishing.
Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right.
_Journal of Consumer Psychology_,
_21_(2), 115-125.
Hanniball, K. B., Aknin, L. G., Wiwad, D. (2017). Spending money well. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 61-79) Routledge.
Wehmeyer, M. L., & Shogren, K. A. (2017). Self-determination and positive psychological aspects of social psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 298-317) Routledge
**Week 6: Resources (In Week 6 Content)**
Duckworth, A.L., Steen, T. A., & Seligman, M. E. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice.
_Annual Review of Clinical. Psychology_,
_1_, 629-651.
Lutans, F., & Frey, R. (2017). Positive psychology in the workplace. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 171-196) Routledge.
Seligman, M. E., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.
_American psychologist_,
_60_(5), 410-421.
Smirnova, M., & Parks, A., C. (2017). Positive psychology interventions. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 276-298) Routledge.
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**PSYC 437 – Reflection and Application 2: Answer Sheet**
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**Quiz 2**. Do not rewrite the questions. Write answers in the
_Response_ column. Rows will expand to meet your needs. Your response lengths are not limited. Present your thoughts, clearly developing answers that reflect lessons from the assigned learning resources. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
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**Quiz 2**
**Reflection and Application 2:** For Quiz 2, a practitioner’s approach will be taken. You will apply the concepts, theories, and practices discussed in Weeks 4-6 learning resources. In this manner, you will reflect upon and engage with the principles of positive psychology. This Quiz is worth 90 points. Please type responses in the provided Answer Sheet. When relevant course concepts are integrated into the text of your responses, please
**bold the text.** Doing so helps the term(s) stand out and facilitates quick referencing during grading.
**Case Study – Scrooge Transformation Analysis (total points 90)**
You have recently become friends with Ebenezer Scrooge, a once bitter old miser. You are sitting in the local coffee shop next to his place of business listening to his amazing story. He is explaining that he sold the rights to his life story, for a handsome sum, to an author, Charles Dickens, who in turn contributed to the screenplay for a “recent” movie release. He quickly shares with you the highlights of his transformation into a gentler man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
As you listen you realize his story is fascinating, and would make for a great case study for your PSYC 437: Positive Psychology quiz. Once the two of you have shared hearty “goodbyes,” and “See you laters” you go home and look up Dicken’s works, and the movie , to get more details. You find the following resources that seem to capture just what you need to build your case study.
A Christmas Carol was originally published December 19, 1843.
_Wow! Hold old is Scrooge? He does not look a day over a young 82!_ Following a quick perusal, you elect to focus on Staves 1 and 5 (the beginning and the end) of Scrooge’s story.
**Stave 1: Marley’s Ghost**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_11](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )*
**Stave 5: The End of It**(Retrieved from
[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm#Page_93](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm) )
You also find the movie. Scrooge said “recent.” This in monochrome film. Cool!
Renown Pictures Corporation (1951).
_A Christmas Carol_ [Movie]. [Hint: On several streaming services.]
**Stave 1** related story falls between
**_time markers 1:54 and 21:00_** (From the open of the story until Marley leaves and Scrooge closes the window).
**Stave 5** runs between
**_time markers 1:13:30 to 1:25:45._** (Scrooge wakes up and realizes Christmas morning has arrived and no more ghosts will be visiting him to the conclusion of the story.)
You also discover that a truly more recent rendition in animation form, featuring Jim Carry’s voice, follows the same theme breaks and that the dialog in both versions align with the written text. [You think – “Do I have a copy of that somewhere or free via OnDemand?
With this free resource on hand, you think – “I have what I need right here. Time to get to exploring and writing…”
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**_Quiz 2 Instructions:_**
_Build a case study of Ebenezer Scrooge._
_Define terms when used_
_, develop your logic,and provide clear examples. Within the case study address the following:_
**_Submit_** _as a word processing (e.g., Word) or rich-text document. Please use_
_headers and_
_**bold text for relevant terms** when incorporated]_
1.
**Connections to Social Psychology**
Explain why Scrooge’s story,
_A Christmas Carol,_ is compelling, exemplifying the science of positive psychology? Give 2 reasons, presenting your logic and connecting to lessons learned. Be detailed. (14 total; 7 points per reason)
2.
**Resilience and Contexts**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the connections you see within Scrooge’s story that exemplify the following from the Week 4 lessons:
i. resilience (10 points)
b. How do Scrooge’s experiences in Staves 1 and 5 demonstrate the role of positive emotions in negative contexts? Be detailed, and provide examples. (10 point)
3.
**Values and Motivations**
a. Explain and exemplify: What are the leading theories, concepts, or empirical findings from the Week 5 lessons that you identify as relevant in the explanation of Scrooge’s expression of values before and after transformation (10 points).
b. Critically evaluate: What lesson(s) from Week 5 best accounts for Scrooge’s behavior in Stave 1 and his transformation in Stave 5? Present your logic clearly. (10 point)
4.
**Positive Psychology Interventions**
Synthesize: In what ways does Scrooge’s transformation from Stave 1 to Stave 5, OR an example of another character in the story, empirically validate positive psychology interventions? (10 points)
5.
**Relevant Questions**
Design 2 questions with the answers, you would have included in this Reflection and Application Quiz if you were writing it. Scoring will be based upon focus on clear assessment of key concepts mastery from the assigned Weeks 4-6 lessons. (10 points total;5 points each)
6.
**Conclusion:**
a. What is your greatest takeaway in applying positive psychology concepts and theories to the case analysis of Scrooge, as depicted in Staves 1 and 5 of
_A_ _Christmas Carol_? Explain. (6 points)
b. What did you discover through applying positive psychology concepts to the story? (4 point)
c. How did the case study help you reinforce your understanding of, and bring about reflection on, positive psychology? (6 point)
**Quiz 2 Learning Resources List**
**Week 4**:
**Resources (In Week 4 Content)**
Carey, B. (2009, August 17). Mental stress training is planned for U.S. soldiers [Newspaper article]. The New York Times.
[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/18psych.html?_r=3&hp&)
Dunn, D. S. (2017). A positive psychology for disability and rehabilitation. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 236-250) Routledge.
Goldstein, S. (2013, May 7).
_The Power of Resilience_ [Video].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfw8JJ-eWM)
Mcrae, K. & Mauss, I. B. (2016). Increasing positive emotions in negative contexts: Emotional consequences, neural correlates and implications for resilience (Chapter 10) . In J. D. Greene, I. Morrison, & M. E. P. Seligman (Eds.).
_Positive neuroscience_. Oxford University Press.
Pury, C. L. S., & Saylors, S. (2017). Courage, courageous acts, and positive psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 153-168) Routledge.
Witvliet, C. V., & Luna, L. R. (2017). Forgiveness and well-being. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 131-152) Routledge.
**Week 5: Resources (In Week 5 Content)**
Christy, A. G., Rivera, G., Chen, K., & Hicks, J. (2017). Existential meaning in life and positive psychological functioning. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 220-235) Routledge.
Duckworth, A. L. (2013).
_Grit: The power of passion and perseverance_ [Video]. TED
[https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance](https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance)
Datu, J. A. D., & McInerney, D. M. (2017). Does culture matter? In F. Guay, H. March, D. M. McInerney and R. G. Craven (Eds.).
_Self – driving positive psychology and wellbeing_. Information Age Publishing.
Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right.
_Journal of Consumer Psychology_,
_21_(2), 115-125.
Hanniball, K. B., Aknin, L. G., Wiwad, D. (2017). Spending money well. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 61-79) Routledge.
Wehmeyer, M. L., & Shogren, K. A. (2017). Self-determination and positive psychological aspects of social psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 298-317) Routledge
**Week 6: Resources (In Week 6 Content)**
Duckworth, A.L., Steen, T. A., & Seligman, M. E. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice.
_Annual Review of Clinical. Psychology_,
_1_, 629-651.
Lutans, F., & Frey, R. (2017). Positive psychology in the workplace. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 171-196) Routledge.
Seligman, M. E., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.
_American psychologist_,
_60_(5), 410-421.
Smirnova, M., & Parks, A., C. (2017). Positive psychology interventions. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.).
_Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues_ (1st ed., pp. 276-298) Routledge.
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