Psychological well-being / Ingrid E. Wells, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wells, Ingrid E., editor.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motivation (Psychology)--Social aspects.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychological well-being is a subjective term that means different things to different people. Psychological health, otherwise called mental health, is a relative state of mind in which a person who is healthy is able to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of everyday living in an acceptable way. This book discusses topics such as: sexuality as a critical factor for health, quality of life and well-being, the well-being of Russian and Ukrainian adolescents in the post-Perestroika period, participation in sports and its potential to confer numerous physical and psychological health benefits, work-related stress and its relation to ill-health and decreased productivity, among others.

Contents:

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U: WHY LAUGHTER IS NOT THE BESTMEDICINE, BUT BEING MORE CHEERFUL HAS MANY BENEFITS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS MEANT BY CHEERFULNESS?; IS LAUGHTER "HEALTHY"?; IS EXHILARATION "HEALTHY"?; DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U; Tip 1: Different People Are Different; TRAINING OF CHEERFULNESS; OVERDOSE OF CHEERFULNESS?; WHAT'S THE USE?; STRESS AND STRAIN; DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U; Tip 2: Changes Can Materialize on Their Own; EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING; DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U

Tip 3: Co-Occurrence or Cause and EffectPSYCHOSOMATICS; DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U; Tip 4: Stress Responses Are Not ""Unhealthy""; THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE PSYCHOSOMATIC COIN; CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH; FUNCTIONAL COMPLAINTS; CHRONIC PAIN; DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U; Tip 5: What Can Changes of Immune Parameters Say; SOCIAL LIFE; 70 PLUS; DON'T TAKE AN X FOR A U; Tip 6: What's the Use of Laughter Clubs, Clownery, and Funny Films; WAYS TO ENHANCE CHEERFULNESS; EXAMPLE FOR A SCIENTIFICALLY FOUNDEDMETHOD FOR THE TRAINING OF CHEERFULNESS; REFERENCES

Chapter 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING,ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND RELATED FACTORS1. ABSTRACT; 2. INTRODUCTION; 2.1. Historic Introduction to Positive Psychological Functioning; 2.2. Multidimensional Model of Psychological Well-Being; 3.MEASURES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; 3.1. Bradburn Affect Balance Scale; 3.2. The Short Form 36; 3.3. Satisfaction with Life Scale (Swls); 3.4. Psychological General Well-Being Index Short (PGWB-S); 3.5. Psychological Well-Being Scales (PGWB); 4. PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING RELATED TO SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; 4.1. Psychological Well-Being and Age

4.2. Psychological Well-Being and Gender4.3. Psychological Well-Being and Marital Status; 4.4. Psychological Well-Being and Socioeconomic Level; 4.5. Psychological Well-Being and Social Relations; 5. PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH; 5.1. Well-Being and Society; 5.2. Biological Relationships between Well-Being and Health; 5.3. Physical Activity and Well-Being; 5.4. Psychological Well-Being and Illness; 5.5. Ageing, Health and Well-Being; 5.6. Well-Being and Mortality; 6. PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND PERSONALITY FACTORS; 7. FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES

Chapter 3 SEXUAL SATISFACTION AS A FUNCTION OF PARTNERSHIP ATTRIBUTES AND HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS: EFFECT OF GENDERABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Stress; Positive and Negative Affect; METHODS AND MATERIALS; Participants; Design; Instruments; Procedure; Analyse; RESULTS; Sexual Life Satisfaction; Gender Analysis; Sexual Life Satisfaction, Work Stress and Health; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN ADOLESCENTS IN THE POST-PERESTROIKA PERIOD: THE EFFECTS OF THE MACRO- AND MICRO-LEVEL SYSTEMS; ABSTRACT

THEORIES AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 5, 2016).

ISBN:

1-61209-258-6