PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUAL AS A COMPONENT OF SATISFACTION WITH LIFE

Journal Title: Psychological journal - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3

Abstract

In the article was investigated and analyzed psychological health and psychological well-being of the individual in the spectrum of theoretical and methodological approaches to this problem. Based on the analysis of foreign and domestic psychological literature were offered: two-factor structure of psychological health (structural and procedural psychological health and psychological health, and mental health); three levels of psychological health according to the levels of psychological functioning system (personal-semantic level, level of individual and psychological health, level of psychophysical health); criteria of psychological health (specific of the individual, mental conditions, mental processes); model of psychological health (axiological component, instrumental component, needs − motivation component, developing component, sociocultural component). Analyzing the model of psychological health, we can affirm that a person takes full responsibility for its life, understands and interacts with others, accepts itself and, in the same time, recognizes the value and uniqueness of the other people. It was established similarities in the interpretation of the concepts of «health» and «well-being», in particular «psychological well-being» of the individual is identified with a number of close to the meaning of «mental health», «positive lifestyle», «emotional comfort», «quality of life», « satisfaction with life». These concepts are often associated with the term «psychological health». It was established that given concept is multifactorial construction, which is a complex of interrelation of cultural, social, psychological, physical, economical, and spiritual factors affected by genetic predisposition, environment and features of individual development. Thus, both approaches are often interpreted as a base of positive functioning of the individual in the society. Personality is explored in the terms of its active life position, in the meaning, that the ability to self-actualization, self-realization of their own choice, availability goals, and so on. Theoretical and methodological analysis of the literature gave a chance to confirm the relationship of psychological health and psychological well-being in the context of subjective quality of life and satisfaction with life.

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Yulianna Kashlyuk

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  • EP ID EP555221
  • DOI 10.31108/1.2017.3.7.5
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Yulianna Kashlyuk (2017). PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF THE INDIVIDUAL AS A COMPONENT OF SATISFACTION WITH LIFE. Psychological journal, 3(3), 47-58. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-555221