Description
(+) Positive orientation
Affirming what's good, coherent, and functioning: "What is whole here?"
Attention naturally selects existing strengths and integrity.
Default anticipation expects favorable outcomes.
Affective baseline is receptive and open.
Accumulation of problems along Fusion functions. Instrumental problem-solving along Repulsion.
General Meaning
Positivity
Informational Level
Integrative cognition, attending to what coheres
Social Level
More affiliative toward unfamiliar others
Psychological Level
Higher hedonic baseline, psychological openness
Biological Level
Positive valence
Spectrum Clusters
The characteristic factors
# ID | Cluster Description |
|---|---|
1 | Optimistic expectation of success |
2 | Trustfulness and acceptance of others |
3 | Uncritical positivity and focus on virtues |
4 | Cheerful, upbeat baseline mood |
Optimistic expectation of success
Trustfulness and acceptance of others
Uncritical positivity and focus on virtues
Cheerful, upbeat baseline mood