LONTOC, Dana Alyssa D.

Personality Psychology
II – 13 BSMA Professor Mangaoil

Positive Psychology (Martin Seligman)

 Short biographical background

Born August 12, 1942 in Albany, New York. Published books. Graduated with a bachelor’s degree
in Philosophy and a PhD in Psychology. His inspiration for the Positive Psychology is his
daughter, Nikki.
He is a strong promoter of positive psychology and well-being.
 Three areas of positive experience
1. The past – focuses on well-being (satisfaction and contentment)
2. The present – focuses on happiness and flow experiences
3. The future – focuses on optimism and hope
 Three Nodes
1. Subjective Node – positive experiences
2. Individual Node – focuses on being a good person
3. Group Node – effects on communities
 Authentic Happiness Theory
1. Mixture of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being
*Hedonic – high levels of positive effect and low levels of negative effect
*Eudaimonic – meaning and purpose in life
2. A pleasurable, engaged and meaningful life
*pleasurable life – positive emotion (pleasure, ecstasy, warmth comfort)
*engaged life – flow (being one with an object)
*meaningful life – serving something higher than yourself (family, religion, political party)
3. Happiness Formula
H=S+C+V
*H – Happiness
*S – Set range
*C – Circumstances in life
*V – Voluntarily-controlled factors
 Three pillars of Positive Psychology
1. Positive Emotion
2. Positive Traits
3. Positive Institutions
(Which became PERMA in 2011)
 Well-being theory (5 factors of well-being) PERMA
1. Positive Emotion
2. Engagement
3. Relationships
4. Meaning and Purpose
5. Accomplishments
 Essence of the theory
1. Helps people to recognize their strengths and weaknesses
2. Finds meaning in life
3. Provides hope and optimism
LONTOC, Dana Alyssa D. Personality Psychology
II – 13 BSMA Professor Mangaoil

Positive
Psychology

Positive Authentic
Experience Happiness Theory

The Past The Present Pleasurable life Engaged life

The Future Meaningful life

Well-being
theory

1.Positive Emotion 1.Engagements

1.Meeting and
1.Relationships
Purpose

1.Accomplishment
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