PERMAV Flashcards
What does PERMAV mean? Including the description for each.
Positivity - optimism, happiness, and life satisfaction.
Engagement - crafting more flow
experience.
Relationships - authentic, meaningful, life enhancing connections.
Meaning - creating purpose, passion, and
fulfillment.
Achievement - accomplishment and
inspired action.
Vitality - optimal wellness and strong
healthy bodies
It is a state of optimal mental health!
Flourishing
It is a state that is not merely the absence of
mental illness.
Mental Health
Fun Fact: If it the absence of mental health, it is called languishing.
Mentally healthy adults have __________, _______________,
_____________, and a capacity of
adaptation.
- Successful mental functions
- Fulfilling relationships
- Productive activities
Mental health is the presence of ___________ and ___________
- positive levels of feelings
- psychosocial functioning
What does Abnormal Psychology focuses on? How about Positive Psychology?
- Abnormal Psychology- Mental Illness
- Positive Psychology- Mental Health
When diagnosing mental illnesses, what are the three aspects of wellbeing do we look on? Recite what’s under the three aspects too.
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
Positive Affect
Happiness
Life Satisfaction
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING
Self-acceptance
Personal growth
Purpose in life
Environmental Mastery
Autonomy
Positive Relations with Others
SOCIAL WELLBEING
Social Acceptance
Social Actualization
Social Contribution
Social Coherence
Social Integration
It is the absence of mental health.
Languishing
It is more prevalent than major depression
disorder! It is described as quiet despair, “hollow”, or “empty”.
Languishing
A person who is __________ think
more positively and experience more
positive emotions than negative emotions.
They consistently think good and feel good.
Mentally Healthy
__________ is important too for survival and adaptation but positivity has benefits too.
Negativity
What are the three Ps in evaluating an experience?
- Permanence - How long will the problem last?
- Pervasiveness - How much in my life does this problem affect?
- Personalization - Who caused the problem?
“Life inflicts the same setbacks and tragedies on
the optimist as on the pessimist, but the
optimist ___________ them better.”
weathers
_______ narrow people’s behavioral responses to
promote specific behaviors like fight or flight
Negative emotions
POSITIVE EMOTIONS broaden ________________ and build their enduring personal resources.
people’s thoughts and actions repertoires
Within limits, we can increase our positive emotion about the:
- past (e.g. by cultivating gratitude and
forgiveness), - present (e.g.by savoring and mindfulness)
- future (e.g. by building hope and
optimism).
Benefits of Positive Thinking:
- Increased life span
- Lower rates of depression
- Lower rates of distress
- Greater resistance to common cold
- Better psychological and physical
wellbeing - Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
- Better coping skills during hardship and
stress
________ in the activities in our lives is important for us to learn, grow and nurture our personal happiness.
Engagement
We all need something in our lives that entirely absorbs us into the present moment, creating a ______ of blissful immersion into the task or activity.
Flow
Research shows that ________ are
usually seen as most important source of
meaning in life. We also find meaning by engaging in a ___________ or attaining
personal goals that we have set for
ourselves.
- Relationships
- Creative endeavor
Research shows that ________ are
usually seen as most important source of
meaning in life
Relationships
Meaning also happens when we ignite our character strengths and virtue beyond oneself, which is often termed as _________.
Self-transcendence
What is Pablo Picasso’s quote about the meaning of life?
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The
purpose of life is to give it away.”
It is a sensation of being a part of something much larger than ourselves.
Awe
When do we achieve a sense of meaning?
When we have the ability to reflect upon and grow from negative experiences or suffering
Having _________ in life, even small ones
like reading for an hour every day, and
making efforts to achieve them are
important to our well-being.
explicit goals
It builds self belief and strengthens self-esteem
Achievement
Approach life with _________ and
__________; not doing things halfway or
halfheartedly; living life as an adventure;
feeling alive and activated.
Excitement and Energy
It refers to a feeling of aliveness
Vitality
In the physical sense, this vitality refers to
feeling ________ and _______ and ________.
- Healthy
- Capable
- Energetic
According to Christopher Peterson, Psychology is about ____________.
Other people
What are the characteristics of happy people?
- Devote time
- Express gratitude
- Offer help
- Practice optimism
- Savor life’s pleasures
- Exercise
- Committed to goals
- Their secret weapon is the poise and strength
