PSY4111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Belongingness, Parenting, Psychopathy
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Phenomenology the study of conscious experience as it exists for the person, without any attempt to reduce, divide or compartmentalise it in any way. Higher amount of money = more happiness. Countries of high income tend to be happier. However within a country wealth is not a big predictor of swb. Also (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tries that get ri(cid:272)her do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essaril(cid:455) get happier. In rich countries money does not buy happiness. Actualising tendency built-in motivation to develop it potentials to the fullest extent possible. Organismic valuing process subconscious guide that attracts people to growth-producing experiences and away from growth inhibiting experiences. Positive regard experiencing love, attraction, affection and so on. Positive self regard self-esteem, self-worth, positive self-image, achieved through parental unconditional positive regard. Openness to experience; o receptive to the objective and subjective happenings in life o. Existential living; o living fully in each moment (mindfulness) Organismic trusting; o allowing ourselves to be guided by the organismic valuing process.