Basic Concepts in Positive Psychology Subjective well-being is based on a person’s ratings of life satisfaction and confident emotional experience. Subjective well-being or happiness reflects a person’s own judgment of his or her quality of life and a relative absence of negative affect. Someone who experiences a high level of satisfaction with their life or encounters a greater positive affect would have a high level of subjective well-being or happier. When this concept is measured they are measuring what people think and feel about their lives. The three components of SWB are life satisfaction, positive affect ad negative affect.
Basic Concepts in Positive Psychology Teri Coleman October 19, 2012 PSY/220 1. Subjective well-being is defined as “a person’s cognitive and affective evaluations of his or her life” (Diener, Lucas, & Oshi, 2002, p.63). The cognitive element refers to what one thinks about his/her satisfaction with life as a whole, and area of life like work and relationships. The affective refers to emotions, moods and feelings. The affect is positive when you experience pleasant feelings like joy and affection, and it is negative when you feel guilt, anger and shame.
Foa and foa suggested that we form relationships for physical and emotional rewards which include sex, status, love and money because these rewards satisfy our social needs for instance improving our self-esteem or indulging our need for dependency and attention. This theory is based around the idea of the learning theory Byrne and clores (1970) suggested that both classical and operant conditioning play a part in relationship. The theory states that we tend to learn to associate people with positive or enjoyable situations even if they are not directly rewarding us. He stated that when one’s need has been satisfied, therefore if someone rewards us we are more likely to want to be with them and the relationship will be maintained however if the person stops or fails to satisfy our needs then the relationship will breakdown. In terms of operant conditioning we are likely to repeat any behaviour that leads to a desirable outcome and avoid behaviours that lead to undesirable outcome.
This form of treatment helps those with this disorder to experience more positive feelings and more satisfying social interactions. Case Study 2: Luis is suffering from narcissistic personality disorder. This may have been from him being treated too positively in life and therefore see no wrong in themselves. Treatment for this disorder is difficult to treat because Luis is unable to acknowledge weakness, to incorporate feedback from others and to appreciate the effect of his behaviors on others. Psychodynamic therapy would help Luis recognize and work through his basic defenses and insecurities.
The term for the use of free will is personal agency. Personal agency refers to a person’s life choices and the paths that the individual goes down, along with the consequences from these actions (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, 2013). This theory assumes that all people are basically good inside and that all individuals have an instinctual need to improve themselves, as well as the world around them. Included in the humanistic theory is the emphasis on the personal value of one’s worth, the uniqueness of individual values, and the innovative spirit of human beings. The method is optimistic in nature and concentrates on virtuous human capabilities to prevail over pain, deprivation, and hopelessness (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, 2013).
When the counsellor is experiencing a positive, acceptant attitude toward the client, therapeutic change is more likely to occur. Through providing unconditional positive regard, counsellors seek to help their clients accept and take responsibility for themselves. Humanistic counsellors believe that by showing the client unconditional positive regard and acceptance, the counsellor is providing the best possible conditions for personal growth to the client. The third condition is congruence meaning being genuine and honest. The more the counsellor is themselves in the relationship, not putting on a professional front.
Interpretation Personal Thinking Styles My powers are with the CONSTRUCTIVE Styles with (11, 12, 1, &2 o`clock Positions) reflects selfenhancing thinking and behavior that contribute to one level of satisfaction, ability to develop healthy relationships and work effectively with people and proficiency at accomplishing tasks. As revealed by my completed LSI my primary thinking style is Affiliative. I strongly agree with this assessment because it reflects a style that is strongly descriptive of me. The LSI states that being Affiliative can result in benefits such as having a “support system” of friends, teachers and my peer group, increased productivity at work is due to more cooperative
“…Almost anything we do to improve our connections with others tends to improve our happiness as well” (Dunn, Gilbert, Wilson, 2011, p. 440). 2. “Participants felt significantly happier when they reflected on a time they had spent money on others…” (Dunn, et al., 2011, p. 440). II. Body Paragraph #2 A.
Basic Concepts in Positive Psychology Kevin Brown Psy/220 1/11/2015 Subjective well-being for researchers is by having emotional reactions and cognitive judgments that is based on the study of happiness. Subjective well-being is measured when it comes on judgments by satisfactions and feelings of fulfillment. When evaluating an area of their lives such as career and relationships. When developing emotional feelings and experiencing different types of emotions positive or negative. SWB “includes the various types of evaluation of one's life one might make - it can include self-esteem, joy, feelings of fulfillment, and so forth”.
But that’s not what being nice is; you do not have to be walked over or naïve to be nice. To be nice means, to “move forward with clear-eyed confidence that comes from knowing that being very nice and placing other peoples needs on the same level as your own will get you everything you want.” It is the small kindnesses such as smiles, gestures, compliments, favors that can make your day or change someone’s life. People who practice the power of being nice has several proven benefits, lower divorce rates, lower rate of premature death, and higher revenues for companies that promote nice behavior. To help transform your life to being nice, the book provides six principles. These principles