Wisdom and Well-Being Lecture Notes

Flashcards to review key concepts from a lecture on wisdom, its traits, and its relationship to well-being, including various perspectives and theories.

Bangen, Meeks, and Jeste: Key parts of wisdom?

Life knowledge, values, self-understanding, emotional balance, tolerance, openness, humor.

Wink & Henson: Practical vs. Transcendental wisdom?

Practical: interpersonal skills, clear thought, tolerance, generativity. Transcendental: accepts life's limits.

Kunzmann & Strange: Key elements of wisdom?

Mature personality, advanced reasoning.

How does heart rate relate to wisdom?

Higher heart rate variability links to better judgment, less stress.

Erikson: Which life stage gives wisdom?

Successfully resolving Integrity vs. Despair.

What is Solomon's Paradox?

Using logic for others' issues, but not your own.

Baltes & Staudinger: What predicts wisdom?

Intelligence, personality, thinking style, experiences.

What thinking habits grow wisdom?

Reflective thought, studying great art/literature, reading about wise people.

Adler: Key focus for psychodynamics?

Social interest.

Jung: What makes good mental health?

Balance, listening to unconscious, individuation.

Jung: What holds ancestor memories?

The collective unconscious.

Fromm: How does accepting life help?

Accepting life leads to well