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hedonic view
- short-term, present moment, ratio of positive to negative emotions
- sometimes have to sacrifice positive emotions for long-term goals
- avoid negative emotions
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eudemonic view
- negative emotions have adaptive value
- work towards optimal functioning and self-realization
- WB results from the expression of our inner potentials and functioning in a positive healthy way
- building mental health
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self-realization
satisfaction derived from overcoming challenges
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optimal functioning
in order to achieve and grow it is necessary to do hard things that do not always directly increase happiness
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flourishing and optimal functioning (Reeves)
involves social, emotional, and psychological well-being
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psychological well-being (Reeves)
- self-acceptance
- personal growth
- purpose in life
- autonomy
- positive relations with others
- environmental mastery
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self-acceptance
- positive evaluation and attitude towards the self, both the positive and negative aspects of who we are, as well as our past self
- part of psychological well-being
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personal growth
- feel as though you are growing as a person
- open to new experiences and challenges
- part of psychological well-being
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purpose in life
- having goals and direction in life
- feeling that life has meaning and purpose
- part of psychological well-being
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autonomy
- satisfaction of the need for autonomy
- part of psychological well-being
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positive relations with others
- satisfaction of the need for relatedness
- part of psychological well-being
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environmental mastery
- satisfaction of the need for competence
- part of psychological well-being
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social well-being (Reeves)
five components that are related to psychological well-being and psychological needs
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Well-Being in SDT
- vitality
- self-actualization
- self-realization
- meaning
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self-actualization
- natural tendency to flourish and actualize the self
- top of Maslow's pyramid
- humanistic view
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self-facilitators
- elements within the self lead to self-actualization
- growth choices
- authenticity
- peak experiences
- dropping defensiveness
- allow the self to emerge
- openness to experiences
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growth choices
- make decisions to learn and change as a person rather than seek validation via comparing yourself to a standard
- part of self-facilitation
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authenticity
- be authentic with yourself and connected to your true self
- chose to do what you do because you want to autonomously
- part of self-facilitation
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peak experiences
- know yourself to a degree where you can seek out situations that will lead to flow
- connected to self-efficacy and mindset theory
- finding situations which allow for negative feedback
- part of self-facilitation
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dropping defensiveness
- allow yourself to accept critiques and negative feedback
- part of self-facilitation
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allow the self to emerge
- find your strengths and talents (everyone has them) so that you can actualize them
- part of self-facilitation
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openness to experience
being open makes it possible to change and grow
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environmental facilitators
- elements of the environment which help to increase an individual's self-actualization tendency
- fulfillment of psychological needs
- unconditional positive regard
- relationships
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fulfillment of psychological needs
- supporting psychological needs leads to self-actualization
- environmental facilitator
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unconditional positive regard
- in the absence of this, people will sacrifice their autonomy to gain positive regard
- environmental facilitator
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relationships as facilitators
- environmental facilitator
- helping others
- relating to others authentically
- promoting the freedom to learn
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helping others
- your own psychological needs are met when you help another person meet their psychological needs
- environmental facilitator
- relationships as a facilitator
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relating to others authentically
- showing your true self to another person without imposing it
- environmental facilitator
- relationships as a facilitator
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promoting the freedom to learn
- promoting learning that is intrinsic and not contingent on anything else (eg. grades)
- environmental facilitator
- relationships as a facilitator
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defining the self
- social environment can help you to determine who you are
- involves negative feedback
- other people can help you find your strengths
- similar idea to knowing the self
- environmental facilitator
- relationships as a facilitator
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meaning making
- making sense of the things that happen to us
- if we cannot, we experience the world as meaningless -> poor mental helath
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searching for meaning
- look for meaning in an attempt to experience the presence of meaning
- informs us of where we are in terms of personal growth
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situational meaning
- always try to make sense of events
- connection to secondary appraisal and model of attribution
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global meaning
- being in congruence with the true self
- eg. congruent, coherent goals
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