Psyc 598

Subjective Well-Being

Individuals' perceptions of their overall happiness and life satisfaction

Martin Seligman: PERMA model, character strengths & virtues in action theory, 3 P's that stunt resilience

PERMA model: positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning (eudemonic vs. hedonic), accomplishment

Psychological Capital vs. Social Capital

PsyCap: an individuals psychological state, or the degree to which an individual has confidence, hope, optimism, and resilience Social Capital: the resources that individuals can recruit to increase their confidence and self-esteem, their sense of belonging, and their sense of agency to improve their lives and communities

Gerben Westerhof & Corey Keys

The Dual MH Continua, Five Dimensions of Social Well-being

Harry Stack Sullivan

Theory of Interpersonal Needs

Traits vs. States

Traits: long-lasting, stable, internally-caused characteristics of an individual States: brief, temporary, feelings of an individual that are externally caused

Hope

a positive emotion that is derived from a set of goals, strategies to attain the goals, and a sense of personal agency in successfully using strategies to attain the goals

Criticisms of PP

biased interpretations of findings, trivial findings, lack of replication, failure to consider negative side of positivity, research of PP is very young

Mindfulness

de-centering and having a non-judgmental presence of the current moment savoring, loving-kindness meditation (LKM),

Intimacy

emotional attachment, close relationships involving warmth, trust, and love

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow Theory

losing yourself to a situation or activity; optimal engagement

Aristotle: Eudemonia

personal growth toward the realization of one's potential and engagement in purpose-driven, personally meaningful activities Q: "what is the best way to live?" A: "the good life" = eudemonia (doing and living well)

Barbara Fredrickson: Broaden-and-Build Theory

positive emotion states can broaden peoples "thought-action repertoires" and build personal resources, including social, physical, psychological and intellectual

Causal-Agency Theory

self-determination

Optimism

stable tendency to believe that good rather than bad things will happen

Compassion

stems from empathy, but includes the desire to help the person with whom we empathize

Empathy

the ability to feel what another person is feeling

Edward Deci & Richard Ryan: Self-determination Theory, Social context of SDT, Self-Regulation Styles

the need for growth drives behavior