Week 8 - Positive Psychology & Flourishing
Flourishing
In positive psychology, flourishing is a descriptor of positive mental health and overall life well-being. It includes cultivating strengths, growth, and resilience.
Flourishing increases with age in a U-shaped pattern
Employment, marriage, and higher levels of education are associated with higher levels of flourishing
Languishing
Languishing is the opposite of flourishing
Languishing is not necessarily going backwards, just a failure to thrive
