Positive Focus

Viscous Acceptance / De + Di

Fluid Nonacceptance / Qi + Qe

(+) Affirming orientation

Presuming and foregrounding what is good, right, and promising.

Attention selects strengths, integrity, and soundness - detecting sameness.

Default anticipation expects favorable outcomes.

Initial stance is more open and assenting.

Accumulation of problems along Acceptance functions. Instrumental problem-solving along Nonacceptance.

General Meaning

Positivity

Biological Level

Appetitive-system predominance

Cognitive Level

Merit-first, appreciative cognition

Psychological Level

Higher hedonic baseline

Social Level

Opportunity pursuit, trust in strangers

Clusters

  1. 1Optimistic expectation of success
  2. 2Trustfulness and acceptance of others
  3. 3Uncritical positivity and focus on virtues
  4. 4Cheerful, upbeat baseline mood