Connecting People, Environment and Spirituality: Reflections upon the Possession Syndrome

Abstract

A high level of beneficial affect, a small amount of negative impact, and a high degree of fulfilment in life are all ways in which the word subjective well-being, or SWB, is used in the field of psychological research. On the other hand, eudaemonists define well-being as the extent to which individuals are able to realise their potential via their current level of functioning (Waterman, 1993). The term "psychological well-being" (PWB; Ryan & Deci, 2001) is commonly used interchangeably with "eudemonism" in the positive psychology literature.