Test your knowledge - Week 2 module and readings

What does PERMA™ stand for?

• Personal Emotion, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement

• Positive Emotion, Relationships, Mindfulness, Accomplishment

• Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment

• Personal Growth, Empathy, Resilience, Mindfulness, Achievement

Match the 5 categories of the PERMA model to there definitions

• Meaning

• Feeling good and knowing why; being happy and optimistic.

• Engagement

• Feeling of belonging and being able to connect with others.

• Positive emotion

• Being completely absorbed in activity; being focused.

• Relationships

• A sense of purpose or purposeful existence.

• Accomplishment

• A sense of achievement and success.

Wellbeing indicates that the ​ (a)   needs of the child are satisfied, and refers to the degree to which children feel at ease, act spontaneously, and show ​ (b)   and self-confidence.

• Involvement is evident when children are concentrated and ​ (c)   , interested and fascinated, and when they are operating at the very limits of their ​ (d)   .

• basic
• vitality
• focused
• capabilities
• water

In the Week 2.4 essential readings, Laevers (2012) describes wellbeing as

• just about physical health

• being free from sickness

• being financially stable

• feeling like a fish in water

According to Laevers (2012), promoting wellbeing is distinctly ​ (a)   from ​ (b)   , or being overly permissive with children.

• indulging
• different
• same
• stifling

Drag the label to the correct area of Bronfenbrenner's ecological system

c

d

e

b

a

Macrosystem

Chronosystem

Mesosystem

Microsystem

Exosystem

According to the PERMA Wellbeing tip sheet, Positive Emotion pertains to feelings like ​ happiness , joy, love, and peace.

• True

• False

According to the PERMA model, being highly ​ (a)   in an activity, means you may experience ‘flow’. When in a state of ‘flow’ people become thoroughly ​ (b)   and lose all sense of time. They are also less ​ (c)   and less likely to ​ (d)   on personal problems.

• absorbed
• engaged
• distracted
• focus

Within the realm of positive ​ (a)   , one of the essential components of wellbeing is the presence of supportive or ​ (b)   relationships. According to the PERMA model, ​ (c)   with others is a crucial aspect of relationships.

• psychology
• learning
• positive
• negative
• connecting
• disconnecting

According to the PERMA model, Meaning plays a crucial role in fostering a sense of belonging and foundation. These elements can anchor us during times of stress and offer a positive outlet to divert our minds from worries.

• True

• False