#3: eudamonic wellbeing & hedonic and eudamonic approaches:

Eudamonic wellbeing is centered around meaning and the actualization of human potential. This potential or psychological wellbeing includes: self-acceptance, positive relations, personal growth, environmental mastery, purpose in life and autonomy. Eudamonic wellbeing contrasts hedonic wellbeing. In eduamonic wellbeing the focus is on autonomy, social relations, competence and meaning versus pleasure and materials in hedonic wellbeing. Today in class, we had to find examples of hedonic and eduamonic wellbeing in songs, movies, reality t.v. shows and quotes. This assignment required us to apply the terms to real situations, which helped me understand the concepts better. For our reality t.v. shows we chose The Bachelorette as an example of hedonic wellbeing, as the main character looks for a partner she may base her decisions on how her pleasure/materialistic needs are being met. For eudamonic, we chose Naked and Afraid. Out in the wild with two tools, they learn that happiness can occur without many things, the form a team and they find their true character and meaning of life in nature.