Positive Psychology Is Best Defined as

question 403

Multiple Choice

Positive psychology is best defined as

• A) the study of ways to improve ourselves, including our physical and mental health, as well as ways to improve society, including altruism and empathy.
• B) the study and enhancement of positive feelings, positive traits, positive abilities, and virtues that enhance the well-being of society.
• C) the study of how our personality characteristics dictate our typical ways of interpreting events.
• D) the study of how to turn negative emotions into positive emotions.

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Definitions:

Hypertonic

A Hypertonic solution is one in which the concentration of solutes is greater outside the cell than inside it, leading to cell shrinkage.

Osmotic Pressure

Osmotic pressure is the pressure that must be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of water across a semipermeable membrane, driven by differences in solute concentration.

Turgor Pressure

Turgor Pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall, crucial for maintaining plant cell structure and rigidity.

Receptor-mediated Endocytosis

A cellular process by which cells internalize molecules (such as proteins) by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being internalized.