PSY 402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Prefrontal Cortex, Life Satisfaction, Habituation
29 Jan 2014
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Positive adaptation as reflected by contentment and satisfaction with quality of life in older adulthood. 3 interactive components of successful aging: absence of disease and disability, maintaining high cognitive and physical function. Engagement with life : approximately 95% of older adults fit the definition of successful aging, this percentage is too high. Subjective well-being: individual"s sense of happiness. For research purposes: concept divided into three components: positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction. 1: extroverts males tend to have high life satisfaction scores (mroczek & spiro, 2005) People may experience high subjective well-being despite facing challenges in their life. Age, education, marital status, income all contribute to well being. How do we reach high levels of subjective well-being, despite objective evidence: adaptation, aka habituation: (feeling that one can accommodate, despite negative circumstances, ex. getting a walker, learning to live with what you have/experience, behavioural modification, change, adjustment.
