The concept of quality of life has travelled from being a shorthand term encompassing the political aims of the ‘Great Society’, through a period of intense social scientific formalism at both individual and population levels, back to its original status as an all-pervasive ‘political and media catchword’ (Cummins, 1997b). In the process the concept has developed a double life: the term ‘quality of life’ has come to index, simultaneously, collections of a bewildering array of ‘indicators’ of the quality of living conditions within the nation state, and also the ‘output’ of automatic brain states. Like psychology, the discipline from which the most influential formulations of QOL as an individual attribute have come, the idea has a short history, but a very long past. Again like psychology, QOL is an idea which clearly has a robust future, even if the contours of that future are both politically contentious and, presently, opaque.
Happiness; life-satisfaction; well-being; self-actualization; freedom from want; objective functioning; ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease’ (WHO, 1997) balance, equilibrium or ‘true bliss’ (Kant, 1978) prosperity; fulfillment; low unemployment; psychological well-being; high GDP; the good life; enjoyment; democratic liberalism; the examined life (pace Socrates); a full and meaningful existence (Sheldon, 2000). Not only are all of these terms used in the literature in discussions of what constitutes (a) ‘quality of life’ but it is difficult if not impossible to reconcile them. It is difficult to better the contention of Cummins et al. (in press) that:
Quality of life encompasses the basic conditions of life such as adequate food, shelter, and...
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... of person. A person who suffers stroke also has minimal social contacts and they do not have good social life as well. Treatment of stroke of course is expensive so it causes monetary burden on people of low and middle socioeconomic class. They cannot go to work so does not have occupational well being and satisfaction. Due to all physical disabilities and loss of social contacts stroke usually leads to depression and anxiety. One of the causes also can be non return to work due to disabilities. Co morbidities present in stroke also leads to poor quality of life after stroke. There is also dependency on others which leads to lower self esteem. There is difficulty in accepting the body image and to become dependent on others. Energy gets lowered down capacity to work also reduces. There are lots of constraints present in physical environment which they have to face.
Levels and definitions of subjective wellbeing differ from person to person, country to country and from culture to culture. It is extremely hard to pinpoint how many and what demographic factors influence subjective wellbeing across the general population as a whole. Though we cannot, given these differences, confirm how much and to what extent our subjective wellbeing is determined by biological factors, we can deduce that a portion is built due to external, non-genetic
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The philosophical text “The Best Things in Life: A Guide to What Really Matters”, by Thomas Hurka illustrates the three key aspects of a good life and well-being; ethical hedonism, desire satisfaction, and objectivism. Ethical hedonism describes how something is intrinsically good for you if it’s a state of pleasure, your well-being improves when you experience pleasure. Desire satisfaction defines how something is intrinsically good for you if you intrinsically desire it, your well-being improves when you satisfy an intrinsic desire. Objectivism is about how some things are intrinsically good for you independently of any desire you may have or any pleasure you may get, your well-being improves when you acquire those things. Hurka believes that the best things in life are knowledge, achievement, pleasure,
This unit explored desire satisfactionism, a term that generally speaks for itself. Though it is an umbrella term because there are different types. There is local desire satisfactionism, which is the idea that if desires are satisfied, one is happy. Then there is whole life satisfactionism. It means that to be happy is to have one desire satisfied. This is the overarching desire that your most important desires be satisfied. It is prioritized assessment of one’s life as a whole. To compare local desire satisfactionism with whole life satisfactionism would be like comparing quality and quantity from a hedonist perspective. It is similar in regard to desire satisfactionism, two different types. Several individuals discuss whole life satisfactionism
Stroke not only affect the life of the patient but also their significant others, especially the caregiver. Caregiver is identified as the “hidden patient” (Andolstek et al, 1988). Families maintain the primary care responsibility for elderly with chronic illness and disability (Montgomery et al, 1985). The effects of caregiving span across physical health (Grafstrom et al, 1992; Kiecolt-Glasier et al, 1991), mental well-being (Cochrane et al, 1997) and social life (Luterman, D. ,2008; Bakas et al, 2006).
One reason described to be a cause of happiness is income. Don Peck and Ross Douthat indicate how, “National income appears to be one of the best single predictors of overall well-being, explaining perhaps 40 percent of the difference in contentment among nations” (352). With this statement, comes the explanation of how income can influence happiness in adults who strive to earn a living. Research illustrates how, “For individual countries, with few exceptions, self-reported happiness has increased as incomes have risen” (Douthat 352). While these two statements provide sufficient evidence for the reason of income bringing happiness, income itself is not relevant.
This module has enabled the author to understand the concept of vulnerability, risk and resilience in relation to stroke. Therefore, it will contribute to her professional development and lifelong learning (NES, 2012). Additionally, the author has gained evidence based knowledge of person-centred care, compassion and self-awareness; all of which can be used to inform future practice (Miller, 2008). Consequently, she will be able to provide the appropriate level of care that can make a difference to a person’s recovery.
In Martin Seligman and other’s article “A Balanced Psychology and a Full Life,” he states that the definition of happiness, “Is a condition over and above the absence of unhappiness” (Seligman et al 1379).
happiness is found by living in accordance with human dignity, which is a life in accordance
A good life is when you enjoy the things you have, and do not need to desire anything else.
Stroke is a commonly known disease that is often fatal. This cellular disease occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted by either a blood clot halting the progress of blood cells in an artery, called an Ischemic stroke, or a blood vessel in the brain bursting or leaking causing internal bleeding in the brain, called a hemorrhagic stroke. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and nutrients because the blood cells carrying these essential things are stopped, causing them to die. When the cells in the brain die, sensation or movement in a limb might be cut off and may limit an organism’s abilities. A person with stroke is affected depending on where in the brain the stroke occurs. In other words, symptoms of a stroke
The World Health Organisation (WHO) came up with the most commonly used definition for health, which has not changed for over 60 years. They say that it is ‘’a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’’ (WHO, 1948), therefore meaning there are many more things to consider with health other than just death rates.
Happiness is not easy to define. A good life has one characteristic – happiness. Happiness can be defined as pleasure, joy, contentment and satisfaction. Understandings of how to be happy were changing throughout the history. Aristotle who lived in 4th century BC in Athens and Schopenhauer who is19th century philosopher from Germany have contrasting understanding of happiness. In this essay I will argue that Aristotle and Schopenhauer provide accounts of happiness that are useful to contemporary society. The reason for this is that happiness is universal and people’s ways to achieve it did not changed tremendously over times.
The pursuit for happiness has been a quest for man throughout the ages. In his ethics, Aristotle argues that happiness is the only thing that the rational man desires for its own sake, thus, making it good and natural. Although he lists three types of life for man, enjoyment, statesman, and contemplative, it is the philosopher whom is happiest of all due to his understanding and appreciation of reason. Aristotle’s version of happiness is not perceived to include wealth, honor, or trivial
Undoubtedly, health provides quality of life and freedom for everyone. For example, health is a very vital component in children’s life as it provides proper growth and development to their mind and body. Children require enough energy to spend the entire day in school and fully participate in the activities on the field. However as we speak, the right to health