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