happiness and wellbeing

WELLBEING &

HAPPINESS

UNIT 2 TOPIC 5

ASSESS THE DEGREE TO WHICH SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING ( ED DIENER, 1984), PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING (CAROL RYFF, 1995) AND THE BROADEN-AND-BUILD THEORY (BARBARA FREDERICKSON, 2004) INFLUENCE HAPPINESS.

DESCTIBE THE FATORS THAT INFUENCE HAPPINESS

LEARNING GOAL

measure, determine, evaluate, estimate or make a

judgment about the value, quality, outcomes,
results, size, significance, nature or extent of

something

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of Lazarus's cognitive appraisal theory of emotion?

• Feeling sad after receiving a promotion due to interpreting the event as negative
• Feeling angry after receiving a promotion due to interpreting the event as neutral
• Feeling surprised after receiving a promotion due to interpreting the event as irrelevant
• Feeling happy after receiving a promotion due to interpreting the event as positive

Multiple Choice

Identify the statement that best defines validity of a intelligence test

• The consistency of results gained from the test is high

• The intelligence test measures what it is supposed to

• The intelligence test has real life applications

• The validity of the data is useable

People have chased the idea of happiness for centuries but what influences happiness is often unclear.

Happiness: A state of wellbeing that encompasses a deep and meaningful satisfaction with life

Happiness is a feeling, an immediate experience, not a cognitive construct. It is based on activity in the brain’s neurobiological reward and motivation systems, which have been retained in evolution.

What is happiness?

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZJvBfoHDk0

Multiple Choice

Subjective happiness is

• Personal feelings of happiness and well-being based on internal experiences and perceptions.
• Collective happiness of a group
• Objective happiness based on external factors
• Happiness derived from material possessions

Multiple Choice

Money influences happiness...

• Money always leads to happiness
• Money can influence happiness through meeting basic needs, reducing financial stress, and enabling joyful experiences.
• Money guarantees long-lasting happiness
• Money has no impact on happiness

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZJvBfoHDk0

▪Defined as how people evaluate their own lives to determine their level of wellbeing /
happiness

▪Ed Diener (Dr Happiness) developed a model of subjective wellbeing

▪His research looked into two different areas
Life satisfaction:
•How a person evaluates their fulfilment within specific areas of their
life

Affective balance:
•The moods, emotions and feelings that a person experiences.

▪He also suggested that people can look at their leves from a top-down or bottom-up
perspective

SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING

Multiple Choice

subjective well being is...

• Subjective well-being is the same as objective well-being
• Subjective well-being only includes cognitive judgments
• Subjective well-being is how people experience the quality of their lives, including emotional reactions and cognitive judgments of satisfaction with life overall.
• Subjective well-being is solely based on external factors

Multiple Choice

What are the two factors Ed Diener says lead to well being?

• Negative feelings and dissatisfaction
• Social media and material possessions
• Physical health and financial stability
• Affective balance and life satisfaction

PSYCHOLOGICAL

WELLBEING

Developed by Caron Ryff, this multi-
dimensional model focusses on
psychological wellness across six key areas:
▪Autonomy
▪Environmental mastery
▪Personal growth
▪Positive relations with others
▪Purpose in life
▪Self-acceptance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key area of psychological well being?

• Physical fitness
• Purpose in life

• Financial stability
• Social media presence

Unlike traditional views in psychology which focus on negative
emotions and how these shape someones wellbeing this theory
developed by Barbara Frederickson, looks at how positive emotions also
have benefits on wellbeing that need to be considered.

The influence of negative emotions:
These can narrow one’s focus and have subsequent actions that
perhaps were once useful in a survival situation but not so useful now.

Positive emotions on the other hand are likely to broaden a person’s
focus and encourage them to pursue and explore things they have
associated positively with.

THE BROADEN AND BUILD

THEORY OF EMOTION

The Broaden-and-Build theory has highlighted that
positive emotions have benefits to achieving ‘optimal
wellbeing’
▪A broadened mind has long term adaptive benefits and can lead to
building enduring physical and emotional resources
▪Juvenile play sets a child up for adulthood. Play turns into social
support that can then become intellectual support.
▪Interest leads to exploration which creates knowledge and develops
intellectual complexity

THE BROADEN AND BUILD

THEORY OF EMOTION

Multiple Choice

Define optimal well being according to Fredrikson

• A state that allows an individual to cultivate their best potential, enhance their self-esteem, and experience positive emotions.
• A situation where individuals are unable to reach their full potential
• A condition where individuals have low self-esteem and experience negative emotions
• A state where individuals are constantly stressed and overwhelmed