Answer to Question #216081 in Management for Esethu

Question

discuss the history and development of Languishing and Flourishing and what they encompass?

Answer 1

Flourishing and languishing were developed by sociologists Barbra Fredrickson and Corey Keyes. They reasoned and presented a condition they termed a mental state; according to them, mental health does not mean a lack of mental disorder or general mental well-being (Wang, 2017). They introduced the two concepts arguing that people with complete mental health are flourishing while those without such mental state are languishing. Flourishing, therefore, refers to a state where a person has positive emotions, psychological functioning, social function, and lives a quality life. On the other hand, languishing encompasses symptoms such as burnout, inability to focus, and lack of motivation.

Reference

Wang, D. W. (2017). Positive Mental Health and Self-Efficacy in Management of

Chronic Kidney Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study in a Rural, Minority Population (Doctoral

dissertation, Ph. D. Thesis, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA).

https://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10161/15278/Wang_duke_0066N_14045.pdf?sequence=1