Shavonne Devine Devine 1
Prof. Welsh
English 1A
Nov. 11, 2017
Increasing Your Well-Being There are many ways people can increase their happiness and well-being. One way to maximize individuals and community happiness and well-being is by practicing the concepts of positive psychology. Positive psychology is the study of human flourishing, and an applied approach to optimal functioning. Positive psychology focuses on understanding human strengths and virtues as well as helping people to live happier and more productive lives. Martin Seligman is a psychologist and author who designed the PERMA model with five core elements for positive psychology. The PERMA model can be applied to individual lives, societies, and corporations
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Having a purpose or being part of something bigger is important to living a fulfilling life. Having meaning or feeling of being a part of something bigger than you gives people the sense of purpose. One of the many misconceptions to happiness is making a lot money gives you purpose and will make you happy. A higher salary is nice, but it is not the type of purpose Seligman is talking about. The meaning he is talking about helps people find profound meaning in themselves and their lives to increase happiness and well-being. Having a sense of purpose gives people motivation to strive for the goals they set out in front of them. Most people want to feel needed and important. Being a part of something bigger gives that positive reinforcement to …show more content…
Seligman clearly lays out for us what we should do to increase our happiness and well-being. His model of happiness (PERMA) helps us understand exactly what we can do to maximize each element to reach a life full of happiness. In order for people to obtain and maintain well-being they have to be willing to put in the work. It is not something that is just handed out. Happiness can be obtained if you are willing to work hard for a very long time to create and produce it. True happiness is something that a person can create on their own by following the five core elements of PERMA.
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Wellbeing was first discussed as authentic happiness by Seligman. In the concept of authentic happiness he discussed the components of positive emotions, meaning in life and engagement. He had described these components to be very much essential in bringing in authentic happiness which he called as wellbeing. It takes the shape of subjective wellbeing, when it becomes subjective to a person’s experience alone. The concrete aspects of health and wealth may stay away from this, when a person’s subjectivity is concerned (Kammann, 1983). Over the years as we see in other studies, this concept has changed to subjective wellbeing being defined on the basis of all the areas of life, wherein the objective factors of wealth and health, and
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At the end of the experiment I will complete the last two steps in the scientific process. I will analyze the data gained and will formulate a conclusion. I don’t think much research has been done of the effects of Positive Psychology on those people with a higher than average level of happiness, since the catalyst for this research came from the desire to augment pathological treatment for depression. It will be interesting to see the impact, if any, on my current level of happiness.
Wong, P. T. (2011). Positive psychology 2.0: Towards a balanced interactive model of the good life. What to do about the negative?, 52(2), 69-70.
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This is my about factors that can influence peoples learning and I will start by explaining the positive and negative influences of my childhood experience. I will then explain my present experience and finish this assignment with my future plans for my learning process. This assignment will also include theorists and how they influence peoples learning. It will also discuss how others can be helped to learn and how effective this can be.
The prime study of Psychology has certainly shaped my outlook on behaviours as it is a fundamental component which surrounds me daily. Within the few months of studying Psychology, I had already acknowledged my future career aspirations in this field. Notably, the job role of a Youth Worker and Criminal Psychologist have appealed to me on a huge scale. Continuously reading upon Psychology, I have found myself intrigued with both biological and non-biological explanations to an individual’s inner functioning, particularly Psychopathology and how those deemed abnormal are able to elevate their well-being to a new level. In addition, studying Psychology for only 2 years has heightened my personal interest in studying it further, as from my own
Finding meaning in who you are and what you do is vital to having happiness. “Leading a happy life… is associated with being a "taker" while leading a meaningful life corresponds with being a “giver””(Smith 2013). The idea of giving if often thought of one that brings happiness, but it doesn’t, it brings about meaning. Happiness is a selfish thing, and while to a point we must be selfish in out pursuit to live a happy life, we must not forget to be kind to one another and be humble. Being happy and having meaning go much together, finding a balance is what is hard. Happiness doesn’t last forever and will fluctuate with moods and situations, but meaning doesn’t. Meaning connects all of the aspects of your life, past, present, and future, together. This connection allows one to look inward and focus on who they are, and while those who report more meaning are slightly less happy in the present they tend to be happier overall (Smith