25
🎯 Main Points

Courage

PSY409 - Positive Psychology

🔑 Key Definitions

Courage: From Latin "cor" (heart) - willingness to face challenges boldly 🦁
Physical Courage: Facing physical danger or harm 💪
Moral Courage: Standing by principles even when unpopular ⚖️
Psychological Courage: Facing inner fears and difficult truths 🧠

👤 Important Figures

  • C.R. Snyder (1994) - Courageous acts require forethought 💭
  • Putman - Courage as emotion and virtue 📖
  • Rachman (1984) - Behavioral approach despite fear 🎖️
  • O'Byrne, Lopez & Peterson - Modern psychological conceptualization 🧠

🧠 Key Terms

  • Vital Courage - Coping with illness or disability 🏥
  • Civil Courage - Standing up for others/norms 🏛️
  • Implicit vs Explicit Theory - Layperson vs researcher views

📋 O'Byrne's 4 Core Features of Courage

  • 1. Willful, intentional act 🎯
  • 2. Mindful deliberation (weighing costs/benefits) ⚖️
  • 3. Objective substantial risk 🎲
  • 4. Noble, worthy purpose 🌟

💡 Exam Tips

  • Know all TYPES of courage: Physical, Moral, Psychological, Vital, Civil 5️⃣
  • Courage = behavioral approach DESPITE fear, not absence of fear 💪😰
  • Rachman studied military and police 🎖️👮