PERMA-theory Well-being

simple exercise, such running, cited key feeling happy.

in flourish (2011) seligman argued last category, meaningful life , can considered 3 different categories. resulting acronym perma: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning , purpose, , accomplishments. mnemonic 5 elements of martin seligman s well-being theory:

positive emotions include wide range of feelings, not happiness , joy. included emotions excitement, satisfaction, pride , awe, amongst others. these emotions seen connected positive outcomes, such longer life , healthier social relationships.
engagement refers involvement in activities draws , builds upon 1 s interests. mihaly csikszentmihalyi explains true engagement flow, feeling of intensity leads sense of ecstasy , clarity. task being done needs call upon higher skill , bit difficult , challenging yet still possible. engagement involves passion , concentration on task @ hand , assessed subjectively whether person engaged absorbed, losing self-consciousness.
relationships important in fueling positive emotions, whether work-related, familial, romantic, or platonic. dr. christopher peterson puts simply, other people matter. humans receive, share, , spread positivity others through relationships. important not in bad times, times well. in fact, relationships can strengthened reacting 1 positively. typical positive things take place in presence of other people.
meaning known purpose, , prompts question of why . discovering , figuring out clear why puts context work relationships other parts of life. finding meaning learning there greater 1 s self. despite potential challenges, working meaning drives people continue striving desirable goal.
accomplishments pursuit of success , mastery. unlike other parts of perma, pursued when accomplishments not result in positive emotions, meaning, or relationships. being noted, accomplishments can activate other elements of perma, such pride, under positive emotion. accomplishments can individual or community-based, fun- or work-based.




^ best benefit of exercise? happiness, robin loyd, fox news, may 30, 2006.
^ cite error: named reference sze invoked never defined (see page).
^ world question center 2011— page 2 . edge.org. retrieved 2011-02-07. 
^ seligman, m. e. p. (2011). flourish: visionary new understanding of happiness , well-being. new york: free press. ch 1
^ pursuit of happiness . 
^ mihaly csikszentmihalyi ted talk . 
^ other people matter . 
^ using positive psychology in relationships . 
^ why do do? . 
^ science of happy startup .