Class 2/3 Flashcards
Over last 50 years
- life satisfaction remained flat in US despite triple GDP
- increased suicide, divorce, violent crime, prison rates and depression
measuring satisfaction in different countries
people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives - money helps satisfaction up to a point, and then plateaus
Ranking of happiness top countries
- Finland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Sweden
Elements of wellbeing by region
% thriving in three or more elements
- Americas 31%
- Europe 22%
- Former Soviet Union 18%
- Middle East/Africa 15%
- Asia 13%
Purpose wellbeing - 10 highest countries - (are you learning something new?)
all latin american countries except for Denmark
Social wellbeing - 10 highest countries
all latin american countries except for Myanmar
Financial wellbeing- 10 highest countries (do you have enough money to do everything you want?)
all European countries except for Singapore
Community wellbeing- 10 highest countries -
Sri Lanka is #1 - not present in any other lists, the rest is a mix between European, Latin American and Asian countries
Physical wellbeing - health
all Latin American countries except for Myanmar
Well being overall - top countries
- Panama is present in top 3 of 4/5 aspects *not in financial)
- Costa Rica is in 4/5 aspects *not in financial
- Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Belize, in 4/5
- Guatemala in 3/5
leading the empirical research about what enables individuals and organizations to thrive - empirical research with 14 interventions that raise happiness persistently
Positive Psychology
What we are born with vs. what we can change
50% genetics
40% under our own control
10% circumstance -(environment, upbringing (education, income, good health) )
– found out through twin studies
Happiness is ____ the negation of ______
Happiness is not the negation of unhappiness
-40,000 studies on depression, but only 400 on joy- why not study joy more? Why do we study what’s wrong instead of what’s right- why do we study divorced couples instead of healthy marriages?
Disease Model
- focuses on weaknesses and overcoming deficiencies
- neurosis, anger, anxiety, depression, psychosis
- avoiding pain, running from unhappiness
- neutral state is 0 as ceiling
Health Model
- focus on wellbeing, satisfaction, joy, excitement, happiness
- focus on strengths
- building competencies, seeking pleasure, pursuing happiness
- no ceiling