FRHD 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cup-Bearer, Positive Psychology, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3400
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Chapter 2 positive psychology = scienti c study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Traditionally, psychology has focused on dysfunction shift in thinking: well-being is not the absence of disease well-being is a multidimensional phenomenon encompasses both feelings of happiness and meaningfulness. Counselling setting search for client strengths see past the negative and the dysfunction. Well-being correlates extraversion agreeableness positive outlook openness to experience authentic roles. Physical health exercise therapy signi cantly improve depression scores in the elderly daily physical activity signi cantly increases quality of life in cancer patients. 6-week cardiac rehabilitation program improved depression, anxiety, and quality of life scores. Making positive psychology work through a strengths and wellness approach concerns and behavioural symptoms may indicate underlying dysfunctional processes strength-based wellness model treats these as responses to life challenges wellness approach works in collaboration with clients.