Glossary

Appreciative Inquiry

A strengths based approach to change created by Dr. David Cooperrider involving the 5 D's: definition, discovery, dream, design, and destiny

Dual Continuum Approach to Wellbeing

A perspective that places individuals' wellbeing on two different continuum of struggling and flourishing

EPOCH

An adaptation of Dr. Martin Seligman's PERMA framework for adolescents which argues that adolescent wellbeing consists of Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness

Flourishing

The state of experiencing wellbeing

Growth Mindset

A mental framework that believes intelligence and personality can be developed through personal effort

Negative Affect

Negative emotions such as sadness, fear, or anxiety

PERMA

Dr. Martin Seligman's widely used wellbeing framework which defines wellbeing as a product of Positive emotion, Engagement, Meaning, positive Relationships, and Accomplishment

PERMAH

An adaptation of Dr. Martin Seligman's PERMA framework which defines wellbeing as a product of Positive emotion, Engagement, Meaning, positive Relationships, Accomplishment, and physical Health

Positive Affect

Positive emotions such as happiness or joy

Systems Map

A visual representation of how factors within a network influence each other

Traditional Single Continuum Approach to Wellbeing

A perspective that places an individuals mental state on one continuum from low amounts of struggle to high amounts of struggle

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