REC105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Personal Development, Cognitive Flexibility, Life Satisfaction
5 Jun 2018
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A set of methods of how world work
The closer you to the people physical, the more you are likely to be friend
What makes a good life
How/where did you learn this
Wealth
Health
happiness
purpose
Mastery
Social integration
Is well-being the absence of mental illness?
E.g. some criteria for diagnosis of major depressive disorder (5 or more over 2-
week period)
• depressed mood
• Diminished interest in typically pleasurable activities
• Significant weight change
• Significant sleep change
• Daily agitation
• Fatigue
• Feeling of worthlessness, guilt
• Inability to concentrate
• Suicidal ideation
Symptoms cause significant distress, impairment of social occupational roles...etc.
Happiness and Meaning
These themes have been explored more in recent decades with a shift from
studying pathology in to what’s known as positive psychology
Two broad categories
- Subjective wellbeing
- Psychological wellbeing
Psychological wellbeing
Positive affect= feeling happy
Also known as hedonic wellbeing
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Document Summary
A set of methods of how world work. The closer you to the people physical, the more you are likely to be friend. Symptoms cause significant distress, impairment of social occupational rolesetc. These themes have been explored more in recent decades with a shift from studying pathology in to what"s known as positive psychology. Life satisfaction; global assessment of how you feel about your life. Personal growth: open to personal growth, process pf developing and becoming. Although hedonic and eudemonic wellbeing may both be related to affective states and the good life the may not coexist to the same degree. Unique ethos: adoption of ideals, values, guiding beliefs shared by other members. Passive entertainment (you don"t have to be active participation) Health and wellbeing benefits of casual leisure important for coping. Compared to negative feelings, positive affect increases cognitive flexibility. Cognitive flexibility an increased breath of attention leads to enhanced coping effectiveness. With the result of further happiness and well-being.
