Personality Development

• Happiness and wellness


  Major concepts that caught the interest of researchers, psychologists, and philosophers across centuries
• Well-being


  A bigger concept that includes happiness and wellness (a good life)
• Two approaches in understanding well-being

  • Hedonic well-being
  • Eudaimonic well-being
• Hedonic well-being


  Happiness is about increasing pleasure and minimizing pain
• Subjective Well-Being (SWB)


  Three main components: life satisfaction, high positive feelings, low negative feelings
• Eudaimonic well-being


  Happiness is about finding your purpose in life
• Psychological Well-Being (PWB)


  Also referred to as eudaimonic well-being
• Self-actualization


  Innate tendency to be at your best - in terms of how you communicate, work, pursue your passions, and relate with the world around you
• Six facets or components of psychological well-being

  • Self-acceptance
  • Positive relations with other people
  • Autonomy
  • Environmental mastery
  • Purpose in life
  • Personal growth
• Factors that may affect Psychological well-being

  • Sociodemographic factors
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Socioeconomic level
  • Health
  • Biological factor
  • Personality factor
• A certain amount of income is needed for optimal living and being economically disadvantaged may lead to dissatisfaction in life
• Mental health


  State of comprehensive physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual, not merely determined by the absence of illness
• Mental health can be seen as


  • A state of well-being where you discover and develop your abilities
  • Capacity to cope with life's normal stresses
  • Ability to work productively
  • Capacity to contribute to the community
• Factors that may affect mental health condition in adolescents


  • Peer rejection
  • Bullying
  • Adverse, traumatic events in childhood
  • Death of someone close to you
  • Socio-economic factor
• Components of bullying behavior


  • Imbalance of power
  • Repetition
• Types of Bullying


  • Verbal bullying
  • Social bullying
  • Physical bullying
  • Cyberbullying
• Signs of Poor Mental Health


  • Personality changes
  • Emotional changes
  • Social withdrawal and isolation
  • Lack of self-care
  • Problem with sleep
  • Risky behaviors
  • Sense of hopelessness or feeling overwhelmed
  • Prominent physical symptoms
  • Decline in academic performance
• Psychological conditions that the adolescents are prone to


  • Depression
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Substance-related and addictive disorders
• Strategies to maintain a good level of mental health


  • Look after physical health
  • Improve self-esteem
  • Generate positive thoughts
  • Cope with new situations
  • Build positive relationships
  • Find time for yourself
  • Set goals
• Four areas to look after in physical health

  • Moving
  • Eating
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Sleeping
• Five Exercises to Boost Self-Esteem

  • Self-affirmation
  • Avoid hollow positive affirmations
  • Identify areas of strength and competency
  • Demonstrate ability
  • Tolerate positive feedback