(4) Managing decline — the later years are devoted to managing, adjusting, and adapting to functional decline of various body and regulatory systems, even as other aspects of health development such as stress management and
positive psychological functioning may improve with age.
An examination of self - compassion in relation to
positive psychological functioning and personality traits.
The study included 658 young people over two weeks, and its findings support the «emerging emphasis on everyday creativity as a means of cultivating
positive psychological functioning.»
Not exact matches
Aside from the
positive psychological impact of the Facebook like, as a
function, it's certainly not without its issues.
Healthy sexuality draws upon three factors —
positive psychological and physical
function, a supportive view of self and a strong knowledge base — saysShana Nichols, director of the ASPIRE Center for Learning and Development in Long Island, New York.
In a sample of 39 parentally - bereaved children and their surviving caregivers, we investigated whether the frequency of caregivers» use of
positive emotion words (e.g., «love», «happy», «hope») during a reminiscing task about the deceased was associated with children's
psychological functioning and coping.
The authors summarize that «many
positive psychological states appear to arise when people are in a hypo - egoic state,» a state which contributes to greater well - being and optimal
functioning, pro-social
functioning, and virtuousness.
Given the influence of
positive affect both on resilience and perceived self - efficacy in life skills and the significance of educational programs focused on the increasing of self - efficacy in life skills, future investigations could better understand the functioning of «protective factors» actively involved in the transition from childhood to adolescence, in line with the flourishing approach developed by Positive Psychology (Seligman, 2011) in supporting the promotion of psychological well - being and the increasing of individual's bio-psycho-social
positive affect both on resilience and perceived self - efficacy in life skills and the significance of educational programs focused on the increasing of self - efficacy in life skills, future investigations could better understand the
functioning of «protective factors» actively involved in the transition from childhood to adolescence, in line with the flourishing approach developed by
Positive Psychology (Seligman, 2011) in supporting the promotion of psychological well - being and the increasing of individual's bio-psycho-social
Positive Psychology (Seligman, 2011) in supporting the promotion of
psychological well - being and the increasing of individual's bio-psycho-social skills.
My approach includes
positive support, finding practical solutions and goals to help resolve current problems, challenges and
psychological problems that are impacting on your everyday
functioning levels.
Guided imagery as a therapeutic intervention has been shown to have
positive effects on
psychological functioning, stress reduction, and pain management.
Yoga, as a therapeutic intervention, has
positive effects on
psychological functioning, especially in children coping with emotional, mental, and behavioral health problems.
For both men and women, paternal and maternal
positive play time and parenting directly predicted the levels of
psychological functioning during this critical life transition.
Psychological professionals and researchers have studied the
positive effects of play on cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral
functioning in children.
A number of research trials have demonstrated the
positive benefits of this model to the developmental progress of children, parent - child interaction and the
psychological functioning of parents, families and children.
Studies have shown that individuals who experience
positive emotions such as love, compassion, and gratitude, in addition to the natural negative emotions experienced during and after a crisis or painful life event, are less like to suffer from depression and more likely to develop and achieve future goals and better
psychological functioning.
4) Quality of life defined as subjective evaluations of both
positive and negative aspects of life covered physical
functioning, occupational role, interpersonal relationships and
psychological functioning, measured by validated standardized including General Quality of Life Inventory -74 - GQOLI - 74 which measured physical
functioning,
psychological functioning, social
functioning, and standard of living; Well - Being scale - WBS, measure
positive aspects of
psychological functioning.
Music therapy is the prescribed use of music to effect
positive changes in the
psychological, physical, cognitive, or social
functioning of individuals with health or educational problems (see www.musictherapy.org).
Those results suggested that enhanced Purpose in life and Autonomy dimension of
Psychological well - being may be useful in preventing GAD, while the enhanced
positive relationship with others dimension of
Psychological well - being may facilitate generalized anxiety, as a
function of fear of anxiety.
Results: There was a
positive correlation between levels of dental anxiety,
psychological functioning and anxiety behaviour before and during the dental injection.
These findings suggest that interventions for women living with HIV and their children should not only address maternal
psychological functioning (depression and coping), but should also focus on parenting, promoting a
positive approach.
Results of a mixed - method implementation evaluation suggest that the new intervention activities were generally feasible to deliver, acceptable to participants, and perceived to yield
positive benefits for family
functioning and parent
psychological well - being.
From these findings, it could be inferred that
positive body image, which refers to the love, respect, acceptance, and appreciation held for one's body (Tylka, 2011), is associated with healthy
psychological functioning.
These perspectives, which have informed distinct bodies of research in
positive mental health, are less obvious in the literature relating to poor mental health, where items measuring affect (feeling happy / sad) are often combined with items measuring
psychological functioning (playing a useful part in things, making decisions)[4] in the same scales, suggesting that poor mental health at least is accepted as involving limitations in both eudaimonic and hedonic well - being [5 — 7].
With reference to current academic literature describing
psychological and subjective well - being, the expert panel agreed key concepts of mental well - being to be covered by the new scale:
positive affect and
psychological functioning (autonomy, competence, self acceptance, personal growth) and interpersonal relationships.