Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Resilience, And Coping
The Qualities of Happiness
The pursuit of happiness is quite a grueling quest that almost everyone can relate to. The quest for happiness is different depending on the person and their definition of happiness. Some may find happiness in material things like money, cars, and clothes while others may find happiness in relationships with family or God, but do these things constitute true happiness? In the article “Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Resilience, and Coping,” psychological researchers Girdand, Dusek, and Everly examined how people’s mental state and resilience is what really affects ones overall happiness and wellness. Also, a study done with a group of college students concludes how happier students are the ones who are more conscientiousness …show more content…
The personality traits that were examined were openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neurosis. Based off the scores of the personality traits, a life satisfaction score was given out of 100 points. The national average for males can be used as a baseline. By looking at figure 1, one can see that my individual life satisfaction score is 6.5 points higher than the national male average and 10.75 points higher than the class average for males. This could be because of my significantly higher conscientiousness score, which was 3 points higher than both averages, and my below average neurosis score, which was approximately 3 points lower than both averages. A high conscientiousness score can come from people who have a strong mental state of being. A conscientiousness person is someone who takes the time to analysis a situation before just jumping into it. Also, scoring low in neurosis is an important factor in having a high life satisfaction score. Neurosis comes from having a low mental state; it causes stress, fear, jealousy, and loneliness. Experiencing these negative emotions can cloud a person’s mind and inhibit them from finding flow. If a person is unable to find their flow and is brought down from negative emotions, it can be difficult for that person to be happy. As for the rest of the traits, the numbers do not vary greater than 2 points away from the baseline and it is difficult to draw
The pursuit of happiness is quite a grueling quest that almost everyone can relate to. The quest for happiness is different depending on the person and their definition of happiness. Some may find happiness in material things like money, cars, and clothes while others may find happiness in relationships with family or God, but do these things constitute true happiness? In the article “Psychological Trauma, PTSD, Resilience, and Coping,” psychological researchers Girdand, Dusek, and Everly examined how people’s mental state and resilience is what really affects ones overall happiness and wellness. Also, a study done with a group of college students concludes how happier students are the ones who are more conscientiousness …show more content…
The personality traits that were examined were openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neurosis. Based off the scores of the personality traits, a life satisfaction score was given out of 100 points. The national average for males can be used as a baseline. By looking at figure 1, one can see that my individual life satisfaction score is 6.5 points higher than the national male average and 10.75 points higher than the class average for males. This could be because of my significantly higher conscientiousness score, which was 3 points higher than both averages, and my below average neurosis score, which was approximately 3 points lower than both averages. A high conscientiousness score can come from people who have a strong mental state of being. A conscientiousness person is someone who takes the time to analysis a situation before just jumping into it. Also, scoring low in neurosis is an important factor in having a high life satisfaction score. Neurosis comes from having a low mental state; it causes stress, fear, jealousy, and loneliness. Experiencing these negative emotions can cloud a person’s mind and inhibit them from finding flow. If a person is unable to find their flow and is brought down from negative emotions, it can be difficult for that person to be happy. As for the rest of the traits, the numbers do not vary greater than 2 points away from the baseline and it is difficult to draw