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What is not apart of Mental health according to Keyes (2002) is operationally defined as…

  • Emotional well-being (EWB)
  • Psychological well-being (PWB)
  • Social well-being (SWB)
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A syndrome that is a combination of 3 key features:

  • Emotional well-being (EWB)
    • E.g., I feel joy regularly
  • Psychological well-being (PWB)
    • E.g., I am kind to myself and I connect well with others
  • Social well-being (SWB)
    • E.g., I am important in my community!
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What domain does NOT make good mental health?

A. Emotional well-being

B. Psychological well-being

C. Subjective well-being

D. Social well-being

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C.

Defining Mental Health – EWB, PWB, and SWB

  • Emotional well-being
  • Psychological well-being
  • Social well-being
    • are 3 related, but distinct factors
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Have sense of direction & meaning – what drives you, goals, plans

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Psychological Well-being

  • Purpose in Life
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Like most parts of oneself, and coming to terms with things that might not be changeable

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Psychological Well-being

  • Self-acceptance
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Feeling Cheerful, Peaceful, and Calm

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Emotional Well-being

  • Positive Affect
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • See oneself as developing into a better person; has insight into one’s potential.

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Psychological Well-being

  • Personal Growth
    • Opposite - self doubt
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Has warm & trusting relations

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Psychological Well-being

  • Positive relations with others
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Have the ability to shape/manage/alter environment to suit needs

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Psychological Well-being (PWB)

  • Environmental Mastery
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Q. What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Self-determination, is guided by one’s own values & standards

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Psychological Well-being (PWB)

  • Autonomy
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Q. What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Society seen as meaningful & understandable
    • Meaning with how society functions

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Social Well-being (SWB)

  • Social Coherence
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What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Sense of contentment satisfaction with past or present or in all domains of life

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Emotional Well-being

  • Life satisfaction
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Q. What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Society possesses potential for growth
    • The individuals perception that within the society that they live in they can grow

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Social Well-being (SWB)

  • Social Actualisation
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Q. What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Positive attitude to society, accepting of differences

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Social Well-being (SWB)

  • Social Acceptance
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Q. What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • Inclusiveness, sense of belonging to & being supported by a community (not forced assimilation)

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Social Well-being (SWB)

  • Social Integration
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Q. What dimension of Well-being is defined as…

  • One can make a meaningful contribution within society; sees own activities as useful & valued

Answers

  • EWB
    • Positive Affect
    • Life satisfaction
  • PWB
    • Self-acceptance
    • Positive relations with others
    • Personal Growth
    • Purpose in Life
    • Environmental Mastery
    • Autonomy
  • SWB
    • Social Coherence
    • Social Actualisation
    • Social Acceptance
    • Social Integration
    • Social Contribution
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Social Well-being (SWB)

  • Social Contribution
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absence of mental illness and a sense of emptiness and non-fulfilment, sometimes there is associated distress

  • E.g., I am not depressed but I do not enjoy life much
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Languishing (incomplete) Mental Health

  • concept: Incomplete vs Complete Mental Health
17
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absence of mental illness and a sense of fulfilment in life

  • E.g., I am not depressed and I regularly enjoy life, I feel excited about how life is going!
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Flourishing (complete) Mental Health

  • concept: Incomplete vs Complete Mental Health
18
Q

True or false

  • Flourishing is the opposite to mental illness
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True

  • Flourishing Adults: Least medical problems
19
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True or false

  • Languishing is the opposite to mental illness
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False

  • Flourishing is the opposite to mental illness
    • languishing: 62% increased likelihood of death over 10 years and most medical problems!
20
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What determines happiness?

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40% intentional activity

  • Devote time & effort to cultivating relationships
  • Expressing gratitude
  • Shifting the focus to what you have
  • Helping others
  • Practising optimism
  • Regular physical exercise
  • Commitment to intrinsic, meaningful goals

50% set point (Lyubomirsky)

  • 50% of happiness is due to disposition factors, e.g. personality
  • Genetic disposition (based on twin studies)

10% life circumstances such as

  • Wealth/Money/Material things
    • Does money buy us happiness - YES
  • Health
  • Attractiveness
  • Relationship status
21
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What are the two dimensions of happiness?

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The hedonic View

  • Happiness by way of pleasure

The eudaimonic view

  • Happiness by way of self-realisation
    • Fulfilling one’s potential
    • Sense of purpose
    • Do I know what my talents are
      • more important - leads to happiness in the long term
22
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Q. Happiness by way of pleasure

Answers…

  • Hedonic view
  • Eudaimonic view
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Hedonic view - Happiness by way of pleasure

23
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Q. Happiness by way of self-realisation (Fulfilling one’s potential)

Answers…

  • Hedonic view
  • Eudaimonic view
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The eudaimonic view of happiness = self-realisation

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Can there be overlap between hedonic and eudaimonic?

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Yes, there should be overlap

  • There can be overlap, and there should be some overlap between the two – but we should also know that there are some things that can facilitate our eudaimonic happiness that may not necessarily be hedonic (e.g., deciding to do a masters or PhD) and vice versa.
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