THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE EMOTIONAL, SUBJECTIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE PHENOMENON OF PERSONAL WELL-BEING

Abstract

An understanding of the psychological phenomenon of the well-being of a person in life (personal and social contexts are considered) is proposed, consisting of three levels (emotional, subjective and psychological) and including the corresponding structural personal-regulatory (emotional well-being: adequate self-esteem, collectivistic motivation; subjective and psychological well-being: positive attitude towards oneself and others; planning, modeling, programming, autonomy (independence); flexibility (plasticity), striving for personal growth; cooperation; evaluation of results). The formation of emotional well-being is the basis for its subjective and psychological well-being. The level of emotional well-being performs the function of an emotional positive dominant that disposes a person to move “in the direction of well-being.” Subjective well-being performs a regulatory function through the reflection of the goals and conditions of activity (life activity) external and internal. We understand the function of the psychological level of the phenomenon of well-being as the level of formation of self-regulation of the individual in activity (life activity). The results of empirical research and psychotherapeutic practice have confirmed the idea that the psychological support of the problem of the client’s well-being, it is rational to start with work on the emotional component, because physical, emotional comfort and positive thinking (as a habit) are a resource for the formation of the subjective (reflection of conditions, opportunities, abilities, choices) and psychological (realization of goals through the resource of personal properties at the activity level).