What Are Positive Psychology Scientists and Practitioners Are Committed to Studying

question 62

Multiple Choice

What are positive psychology scientists and practitioners are committed to studying and promoting?

• A) The advancement of an agenda favoring cultural groups with more positive cultural features
• B) Certainty that some individuals will be more capable than others
• C) Optimal human functioning, especially client strengths
• D) The means by which more advanced groups attained power over naturally weaker groups.

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Definitions:

Postsynaptic Cell

The neuron or cell that receives a signal (neurotransmitters) from another neuron at a synapse.

Neurotransmitter

Chemicals released by neurons at synapses, which transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron to another neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Inhibitory Local Potential

A type of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Plasma Membrane

A biological barrier that demarcates the internal space of every cell from the external world, overseeing the transport of elements entering and exiting the cells.