Positive balance [electronic resource] : a theory of well-being and positive mental health / M. Joseph Sirgy.
The book provides a new theory of well-being designed to integrate many disparate concepts of well-being, such as subjective well-being, personal happiness, mental well-being, emotional well-being, psychological well-being, hedonic well-being, social well-being, life satisfaction, domain satisfactio...
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| Series: | Social indicators research series ;
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- References
- Acknowledgments
- About the Book
- Contents
- About the Author
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: The Theory of Positive Balance in Brief
- Introduction
- Positive Mental Health as Positive Balance
- Positive Mental Health at the Physiological Level (Positive and Negative Neurotransmitters)
- Positive Mental Health at an Emotional Level (Hedonic Well-Being)
- Positive Mental Health at the Cognitive Level (Domain Satisfaction)
- Positive Mental Health at the Meta-Cognitive Level (Life Satisfaction)
- Positive Mental Health at the Developmental Level (Eudaimonia)
- Positive Mental Health at the Social-Ecological Level (Socio-Eudaimonia)
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: Positive Balance at the Physiological Level: Positive and Negative Neurotransmitters
- Introduction
- Programs of Research Supporting the Positive Balance Definition
- The Neurobiology of Hedonic Well-Being
- The Stress Response System and Cortisol
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Positive Balance at the Emotional Level: Hedonic Well-Being
- Introduction.
- Programs of Research Supporting the Definition of Positive Balance
- Positive and Negative Affect
- Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions
- Flow
- Emergence
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Positive Balance at the Cognitive Level: Domain Satisfaction
- Introduction
- Life Balance
- Engagement in Social Roles in Multiple Life Domains and the Principle of Satisfaction Limits
- Engagement in Roles in Health, Love, Family, Material, Social, Work, Leisure, and Culture Domains
- and the Principle of Satisf.
- Engagement in New Social Roles and the Principle of Diminishing Satisfaction
- Emergence
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Positive Balance at the Meta-cognitive Level: Life Satisfaction
- Introduction
- Programs of Research Supporting the Positive Balance Definition
- Multiple Discrepancies
- Congruity Life Satisfaction
- Temporal Satisfaction
- Social Comparison
- Frequency of Positive Affect
- Homeostatically Protected Mood
- Emergence
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Positive Balance at the Developmental Level: Eudaimonia
- Introduction.
- Programs of Research Supporting the Definition of Positive Balance
- Hedonic Versus Eudaimonic Happiness
- Virtue Ethics and Character Strengths
- Self-Determination Theory
- Personal Expressiveness
- Psychological Well-Being
- Purpose and Meaning in Life
- Authentic Happiness and Orientations to Happiness
- Flourishing
- Resilience
- Satisfaction of the Full Spectrum of Human Needs
- Emergence
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Positive Balance at the Social-Ecological Level: Socio-Eudaimonia
- Introduction
- Programs of Research Supporting the Positive Balance Definition.