Ontological Well-Being (Life Project)
Ontological Well-Being (Life Project)
Author(s): İlker KabaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology
Published by: Çukurova Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı
Keywords: Ontological well-being; a life project; positive psychology; well-being;
Summary/Abstract: There has been an increase in the emphasis on the positive feelings and strengths of individuals in the mental health by the emergence of positive psychology approach. Subjective well-being, one of the most important concepts of positive psychology; that consists of life satisfaction, positive and negative emotional components, and is considered as an emotional and cognitive assessment of the individual's life. The concept of ontological well-being, apart from subjective well-being, focuses on the evaluation of one's own life as a project and is the evaluation of life with the consideration of the past, the future, and the present. In this review, "ontological well-being" will be examined in various dimensions as a contemporary subject and several suggestions will be presented to researchers who share this perspective.
Journal: Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
- Issue Year: 12/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 143-154
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
