Promoting wellness: Integrating community and positive psychology Journal of community psychology (2006) by ….. BRIEF SUMMARY WHAT IS WELLNESS ? It is a multifaceted (has many faces and meanings) concept that integrates signs of well-being with the ability to function well. Put simply : wellness = doing well (functioning‚ adapting) + living well (enjoying life‚ being satisfied). It is not the absence of illness or distress; it is the presence of positive characteristics such as positive emotions
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Discuss the concept of resilience‚ including factors that contribute to resilience for health care consumers and health professionals Patients Bad and how that is fxed Social support and how families contribute How professionals can help Colleagues assisting colleagues Support groups Life is characterised by inevitable difficulties‚ whilst some survive and get stronger‚ others succumb and struggle to cope. This is more prevalent in healthcare professional roles like nursing – faced with multiple
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has been extensively probed by survey researchers (e.g.‚ Campbell‚ 1981; Herzog‚ Rodgers‚ & Woodworth‚ 1982; Veroff‚ Douvan‚ & Kulka‚ 1981). Recently‚ social psychologists have become interested in factors that influence people’s judgments about wellbeing‚ such as their mood states at the time of assessment (Schwarz & Clore‚ 1983) or whether their judgments are based on the frequency or intensity of positive feeling states (Diener‚ Larson‚ Levine‚ & Emmons‚ 1985). On a more general level‚ increased
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Unit 1 Session 2 Communication & Confidentiality Promoting Communication (SHC 31) Communication The New Oxford English Dictionary defines communication as “the imparting‚ conveying or exchange of ideas‚ knowledge‚ information etc – whether by speech‚ writing or signs.” (The New Oxford English Dictionary‚ 1998). Communication involves not only the sending and receiving of messages but is also a means of establishing contact‚ influencing others and a way to build relationships. Effective
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Leadership and Resilience Leadership and resilience are crucial to establish and accomplish a mission. The Brazilian Army has a publication concerning leadership‚ Manual de Campanha C 20-10 - Lideranca Militar‚ 2ª edicao‚ 2011. However‚ this manual does not reach directly the importance of resilience as a determinant factor to prepare Soldiers. Leadership provides objective‚ motivation‚ and guidance while resilience brings the ability to recover from difficulties‚ and to adapt a new environments
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iography Annotated Bibliography for Health Promotion Proposal Kecia Coleman Kaplan University January 14‚ 2013 Annotated Bibliography for Health Promotion Proposal Mason‚ W. W.‚ Haggerty‚ K.‚ Fleming‚ A.‚ & Casey-Goldstein‚ M. (2012). Family intervention to prevent depression and substance use among adolescents of depressed parents. Journal of Child & Family Studies‚ 21(6)‚ 891-905. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate intervention for prevention of depression
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investigated the relationship between hope and resilience with work engagement in 422 staff nurses working in three public hospitals in Malaysia. The regression analysis revealed that hope and resilience were positive factors which related to work engagement. Possible reasons for these findings‚ as well as their implications and future research directions are discussed. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hope and resilience on work engagement. Othman and Mohd Nasurdin’s
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examines the association between joint physical custody and adolescent wellbeing after a divorce. The researchers used data from the LAGO-project‚ containing information on 1‚570 children with divorced parents. Overall the wellbeing of children in joint physical custody is similar to that of children in other custody arrangements. However‚ under certain circumstances joint physical custody can become negatively related to child wellbeing. The researchers found support for the moderating effects of parental
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In the article‚ "How Resilience Works" by Diane Coutu‚ the author explores the concept of resilience and its significant role in individual and organizational success. The major point of the article is to define what resilience is‚ identify its key components‚ and explain how it can be developed and harnessed to overcome challenges and thrive in adversity. The author begins by defining resilience as the ability to bend under pressure and not break but adapt in the face of change and to be able to
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Resilience: A Concept Analysis The concept resilience has been the interest of many disciplines over the years‚ and is utilized by all people at some point in their lives. Concepts are building blocks that construct theories. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning‚ theoretical and operational definitions of the concept‚ for use in theory or research (Walker & Avant‚ 2011). The research on resiliency has increased and today‚ policy and practice stakeholders have interest on its impact
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