Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning pptx

[...]... beliefs, and competencies, focus on building human strengths The purpose of chapter 10, by Frazier, Oishi, and Steger, is to describe specific measures counseling psychology researchers and practitioners use to assess various aspects of optimal human functioning, and to discuss some general assessment issues in this area These authors begin by describing various definitions of optimal functioning and their... conditions that contribute to characterize optimal human functioning in different cultures To do this they Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning xi recommend increasing definitional clarity, toning down “turf talk,” professional collaboration, a scholarship of integration, and a broader view of knowing REFERENCES Gelso, C., & Fretz, B (2001), Counseling psychology (2nd ed.) Fort Worth: Harcourt... has gaps and discontinuities that make the story feel inauthentic even to the storyteller Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning 9 Finally, blame and shame, luck and talent, are balanced A highly functional adult looks at the past with some parts of the negative charged to others’ accounts and some to her own, and with some parts of the positive credited to the luck of the draw and others... self-regulatory processes In L.A Pervin & O.P.John (Eds.), Handbook of personality (2nd ed., pp 553–575) New York: Guilford Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning 19 Cattell, R.B (1973) The measurement of the healthy personality and the healthy society The Counseling Psychologist, 4, 13–18 Csikszentmihalyi, M (1990) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Human Experience New York: Harper & Row Dawis, R.V.,... measures and then describe and critique assessment instruments in three domains in optimal functioning important for counseling psychologists: subjective well-being, meaning in life, and posttraumatic growth They conclude with some discussion of broader issues to consider in the assessment of optimal functioning Chapter 11, by Bingham, focuses on fostering optimal functioning through diversity and public... reputedly said, “to love and to work” (Erikson, 1950, p 229) TABLE 1 Ten Concepts Relating to Optimal Human Functioning 2 The Healthy Personality Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning 3 4 The Healthy Personality Karl Menninger (1937) defined mental health in this way: “It is the ability to maintain an even temper, an alert intelligence, socially considerate behavior, and a happy disposition”... Tellegen, A (1988) Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 1063–1070 Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning 23 Watson, D., David, J.P., & Suls, J (1999) Personality, affectivity, and coping In C.R Snyder (Ed.), Coping: The psychology of what works (pp 119–140) New York: Oxford University Press...x Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning selected as examples three relevant areas of positive psychology in which theoretical developments, associated intervention strategies, as well as actual or emerging research programs exist: (a) forgiveness, (b) socially emotional support, and (c) spirituality Chapter 9, by Savickas, discusses career counseling s contribution to positive psychology. .. question, “How will human beings live and thrive together” and proposes that part of the answer is in capitalizing on the world’s human diversity She strongly recommends that we support policies that foster human strength through diversity and in this context makes five recommendations: (a) go back to the basics on which counseling psychology was founded; (b) insist on a focus on culture, race, and ethnicity... unavoidable reality Pessimists tend to disengage, to use denial and avoidant coping Optimists even jump the gun and use preventive coping strategies to avoid future potential problems (Carver & Scheier, 1999) In Listening to Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning 15 Prozac, Peter Kramer (1993) asserted that the last three people standing in any very long line are depressed They are unable to . psychology is more dramatic than counseling psychology, has more status, Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning 5 draws more funding, and. contribute to characterize optimal human functioning in different cultures. To do this they x Counseling Psychology and Optimal Human Functioning recommend