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When Good Psychologists Go
Bad:
Ethics and Issues
December 9, 2016
Georgia Psychological Association
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
ethics
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Take a moment to reflect on a
situation in your work as a
psychologist about which you felt
uneasy or unsure and are willing
to share with others.
Write it down.
Uncertainty
Ethics programs can
be intimidating..
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• 2.03 Maintaining
Competence
Psychologists undertake
ongoing efforts to develop and
maintain their competence.
APA Code
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
ASPPB
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
ASPPB
• Proposed competency
assessment
• Development of EPPP2
• Timeline: Jan 2019?
• 5 areas to measure based on
Survey of practicing
psychologists
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
ASPPB
• Credentials Bank
• PLUS Online Applications
• E Passport
• Interjurisdictional Practice IPC
• CPQ
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Where does your question belong?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Is this a legal issue?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Is this a risk management issue?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Is this a clinical issue?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Is this a business issue?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Is this a technology issue?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Doing good, doing no harm
• Trust, Responsibility
• Integrity, honesty
• Fairness, Justice
• Respect, dignity of others
Is this an ethical issue?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Encourages meeting the
minimum standards
The problem with code based ethics
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Encourages meeting the
minimum standards
• Narrows attention to the rules
The problem with code based ethics
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Encourages meeting the
minimum standards
• Narrows attention to the rules
• Doesn’t help with the gray areas
or conflicting priorities where
most ethical dilemmas occur
The problem with code based ethics
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Five step process in your handout
• Includes identifying the ethical issues,
research, taking time to consider,
consultation with colleagues,
identifying each stakeholder,
generating alternatives, looking at the
consequences, making a decision and
minimizing harm.
Steps in Ethical Reasoning
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Common cognitive and
decisional strategies that we use
and can lead to ethical
problems.
Behavioral ethics
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
How is it framed?
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
University of Oregon psychologist
When good psychologists go bad
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Self-interest
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Self interest or Confusion?
• Use of PhD (C) title
• Employees vs Contractors
• Use of online quiz on your
website
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Loss Aversion
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Reciprocity effect
When good psychologists go bad
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
When good psychologists go bad
When good psychologists go bad
When good psychologists go bad
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Status Quo Bias
When good psychologists go bad
When good psychologists go bad
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
APA Ethics controversy
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• It is clear in retrospect that I should have been
much more skeptical of the staff. However, this is
not a simple matter due to the nature of our roles in
governance as volunteers who usually have full-time
responsibilities elsewhere, either in jobs or practice,
and most do not live in Washington, DC. APA is a
complex company which combines a membership
organization, a large scholarly publishing operation,
and real estate holdings, and there is no way that
volunteers could become as knowledgeable as staff
about matters under their purview. Ron Levant
APA Ethics controversy
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Taboo Topics
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Use of herbal supplements
• Probiotics
• Vitamin therapy
• Prescription Omega 3
• Gene sight/DNA testing
Alternative approaches
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Online therapy
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Concierge Therapy
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
ESA
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Higher risk areas of work
• High risk behaviors
• High risk clients
• Technology changes
• Licensing/credential issues
• Professional wills
Ethical Trends
What actually works in promoting
ethical behaviors??
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Not always accessible
Peer consultation
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Not always accessible
• Identified as primary way to stay
ethical in our work
Peer consultation
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Not always accessible
• Identified as primary way to stay
ethical in our work
• Take this as opportunity to form
a temporary peer group and
discuss the situation you wrote
down or another that has come
to mind.
Peer consultation
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Our Work Lives
The world changes
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
The world changes
• Increased competition from other
professions, including coaching
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
The world changes
• Increased competition from other
professions, including coaching
• Uncertainty about healthcare
laws/increase in political polarization
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
The world changes
• Increased competition from other
professions, including coaching
• Uncertainty about healthcare
laws/increase in political polarization
• Demands of consumers increasing
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
The world changes
• Increased competition from other
professions, including coaching
• Uncertainty about healthcare
laws/increase in political polarization
• Demands of consumers increasing
• The internet
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
The world changes
• Increased competition from other
professions, including coaching
• Uncertainty about healthcare
laws/increase in political polarization
• Demands of consumers increasing
• The internet
• Mobile and smartphone use
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
The world changes
• Increased competition from other
professions, including coaching
• Uncertainty about healthcare
laws/increase in political polarization
• Demands of consumers increasing
• The internet
• Mobile and smartphone use
• Cultural competence demands
Atlanta Financial
Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• The material often seems
obvious
Ethics of Self-Care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• The material often seems
obvious
• The difficulty is in
implementation, not in lack of
knowledge
Ethics of Self-Care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• The material often seems
obvious
• The difficulty is in
implementation, not in lack of
knowledge
• Systems and organizations also
need to change
Ethics of Self-Care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• 2.06 Personal Problems
and Conflicts
(a) Psychologists refrain from
initiating an activity when they know
or should know that there is a
substantial likelihood that their
personal problems will prevent them
from performing their work-related
activities in a competent manner.
APA Standards
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
2010 survey of 658 practitioners
• Practicing an average of 23 years
Colleague Assistance Surveys
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
2010 survey of 658 practitioners
• Practicing an average of 23 years
• Work an average of 40
hours/week
Colleague Assistance Surveys
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
2010 survey of 658 practitioners
• Practicing an average of 23 years
• Work an average of 40
hours/week
• Identify stressors/coping
responses
Colleague Assistance Surveys
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Work/life balance
Psychologists Stressors
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Work/life balance
• Financial stress
Psychologists Stressors
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Work/life balance
• Financial stress
• Physical health/fatigue
Psychologists Stressors
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Work/life balance
• Financial stress
• Physical health/fatigue
• Worries about clients
Psychologists Stressors
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Work/life balance
• Financial stress
• Physical health/fatigue
• Worries about clients
• Family problems
Psychologists Stressors
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Time
Barriers to self care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Time
• Minimization of distress
Barriers to self care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Time
• Minimization of distress
• Privacy/confidentiality concerns
Barriers to self care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Time
• Minimization of distress
• Privacy/confidentiality concern
• Unmotivated
Barriers to self care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Time
• Minimization of distress
• Privacy/confidentiality concern
• Unmotivated
• Financial concerns
Barriers to self care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Time
• Minimization of distress
• Privacy/confidentiality concern
• Unmotivated
• Financial concerns
• Difficulty identifying resources
Barriers to self care
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Research on Scarcity
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Choose a partner for this
exercise
• Describe to your partner what a
difficult or negative day at work
is like for you.
Describe
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Now describe to your partner
what a really positive and good
day at work is like for you.
Describe
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Life satisfaction : income,
health, work
Subjective Well-Being
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Life satisfaction : income,
health, work
• Positive affect: social
relationships
Subjective Well-Being
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Life satisfaction : income,
health, work
• Positive affect: social
relationships
• Negative affect: perception of
problems, internal and
interpersonal conflict.
Subjective Well-Being
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Cultural influences are
significant
• Collectivist vs. individualist
cultures
• Example: Contentment vs.
Excitement
• What we know
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Factors that increase
effectiveness: Motivation,
engagement, belief, age , from
Western culture.
• Longer term, task variety
Interventions to increase
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Positive Psychology
• Three good things daily
• Use of character strengths in
new way
• Gratitude letter
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Work of Pennebaker and others
• Correlated with improved health
• Easily adapted
• Expressive Writing
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Affect Regulation Systems
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Compassion vs. Empathy
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
“For someone to develop genuine
compassion towards others, first he or
she must have a basis upon which to
cultivate compassion, and that basis is
the ability to connect to one’s own
feelings and to care for one’s own
welfare... Caring for others requires
caring for oneself.”
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Compassion
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Self-compassion
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Self-compassion
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
• Burnout
• Vicarious traumatization
• “Compassion” fatigue
Negative caregiver states
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Taking Inventory
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
The End
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology

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When good psychologists go bad

  • 1. When Good Psychologists Go Bad: Ethics and Issues December 9, 2016 Georgia Psychological Association Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
  • 2. ethics Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
  • 3. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Take a moment to reflect on a situation in your work as a psychologist about which you felt uneasy or unsure and are willing to share with others. Write it down. Uncertainty
  • 4. Ethics programs can be intimidating.. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
  • 5. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • 2.03 Maintaining Competence Psychologists undertake ongoing efforts to develop and maintain their competence. APA Code
  • 6. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology ASPPB
  • 7. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology ASPPB • Proposed competency assessment • Development of EPPP2 • Timeline: Jan 2019? • 5 areas to measure based on Survey of practicing psychologists
  • 8. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology ASPPB • Credentials Bank • PLUS Online Applications • E Passport • Interjurisdictional Practice IPC • CPQ
  • 9. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Where does your question belong?
  • 10. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Is this a legal issue?
  • 11. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Is this a risk management issue?
  • 12. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Is this a clinical issue?
  • 13. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Is this a business issue?
  • 14. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Is this a technology issue?
  • 15. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Doing good, doing no harm • Trust, Responsibility • Integrity, honesty • Fairness, Justice • Respect, dignity of others Is this an ethical issue?
  • 16. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Encourages meeting the minimum standards The problem with code based ethics
  • 17. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Encourages meeting the minimum standards • Narrows attention to the rules The problem with code based ethics
  • 18. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Encourages meeting the minimum standards • Narrows attention to the rules • Doesn’t help with the gray areas or conflicting priorities where most ethical dilemmas occur The problem with code based ethics
  • 19. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Five step process in your handout • Includes identifying the ethical issues, research, taking time to consider, consultation with colleagues, identifying each stakeholder, generating alternatives, looking at the consequences, making a decision and minimizing harm. Steps in Ethical Reasoning
  • 20. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Common cognitive and decisional strategies that we use and can lead to ethical problems. Behavioral ethics
  • 21. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
  • 23. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology How is it framed?
  • 24. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology University of Oregon psychologist
  • 26. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Self-interest
  • 27. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Self interest or Confusion? • Use of PhD (C) title • Employees vs Contractors • Use of online quiz on your website
  • 28. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Loss Aversion
  • 29. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Reciprocity effect
  • 31. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
  • 35. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Status Quo Bias
  • 38. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology APA Ethics controversy
  • 39. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • It is clear in retrospect that I should have been much more skeptical of the staff. However, this is not a simple matter due to the nature of our roles in governance as volunteers who usually have full-time responsibilities elsewhere, either in jobs or practice, and most do not live in Washington, DC. APA is a complex company which combines a membership organization, a large scholarly publishing operation, and real estate holdings, and there is no way that volunteers could become as knowledgeable as staff about matters under their purview. Ron Levant APA Ethics controversy
  • 40. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Taboo Topics
  • 41. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Use of herbal supplements • Probiotics • Vitamin therapy • Prescription Omega 3 • Gene sight/DNA testing Alternative approaches
  • 42. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Online therapy
  • 43. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Concierge Therapy
  • 44. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology ESA
  • 45. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Higher risk areas of work • High risk behaviors • High risk clients • Technology changes • Licensing/credential issues • Professional wills Ethical Trends
  • 46. What actually works in promoting ethical behaviors??
  • 47. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Not always accessible Peer consultation
  • 48. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Not always accessible • Identified as primary way to stay ethical in our work Peer consultation
  • 49. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Not always accessible • Identified as primary way to stay ethical in our work • Take this as opportunity to form a temporary peer group and discuss the situation you wrote down or another that has come to mind. Peer consultation
  • 50. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Our Work Lives
  • 51. The world changes Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 52. The world changes • Increased competition from other professions, including coaching Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 53. The world changes • Increased competition from other professions, including coaching • Uncertainty about healthcare laws/increase in political polarization Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 54. The world changes • Increased competition from other professions, including coaching • Uncertainty about healthcare laws/increase in political polarization • Demands of consumers increasing Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 55. The world changes • Increased competition from other professions, including coaching • Uncertainty about healthcare laws/increase in political polarization • Demands of consumers increasing • The internet Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 56. The world changes • Increased competition from other professions, including coaching • Uncertainty about healthcare laws/increase in political polarization • Demands of consumers increasing • The internet • Mobile and smartphone use Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 57. The world changes • Increased competition from other professions, including coaching • Uncertainty about healthcare laws/increase in political polarization • Demands of consumers increasing • The internet • Mobile and smartphone use • Cultural competence demands Atlanta Financial Psychology Mary Gresham, Ph.D.
  • 58. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • The material often seems obvious Ethics of Self-Care
  • 59. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • The material often seems obvious • The difficulty is in implementation, not in lack of knowledge Ethics of Self-Care
  • 60. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • The material often seems obvious • The difficulty is in implementation, not in lack of knowledge • Systems and organizations also need to change Ethics of Self-Care
  • 61. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • 2.06 Personal Problems and Conflicts (a) Psychologists refrain from initiating an activity when they know or should know that there is a substantial likelihood that their personal problems will prevent them from performing their work-related activities in a competent manner. APA Standards
  • 62. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology 2010 survey of 658 practitioners • Practicing an average of 23 years Colleague Assistance Surveys
  • 63. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology 2010 survey of 658 practitioners • Practicing an average of 23 years • Work an average of 40 hours/week Colleague Assistance Surveys
  • 64. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology 2010 survey of 658 practitioners • Practicing an average of 23 years • Work an average of 40 hours/week • Identify stressors/coping responses Colleague Assistance Surveys
  • 65. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Work/life balance Psychologists Stressors
  • 66. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Work/life balance • Financial stress Psychologists Stressors
  • 67. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Work/life balance • Financial stress • Physical health/fatigue Psychologists Stressors
  • 68. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Work/life balance • Financial stress • Physical health/fatigue • Worries about clients Psychologists Stressors
  • 69. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Work/life balance • Financial stress • Physical health/fatigue • Worries about clients • Family problems Psychologists Stressors
  • 70. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Time Barriers to self care
  • 71. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Time • Minimization of distress Barriers to self care
  • 72. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Time • Minimization of distress • Privacy/confidentiality concerns Barriers to self care
  • 73. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Time • Minimization of distress • Privacy/confidentiality concern • Unmotivated Barriers to self care
  • 74. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Time • Minimization of distress • Privacy/confidentiality concern • Unmotivated • Financial concerns Barriers to self care
  • 75. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Time • Minimization of distress • Privacy/confidentiality concern • Unmotivated • Financial concerns • Difficulty identifying resources Barriers to self care
  • 76. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Research on Scarcity
  • 77. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Choose a partner for this exercise • Describe to your partner what a difficult or negative day at work is like for you. Describe
  • 78. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Now describe to your partner what a really positive and good day at work is like for you. Describe
  • 79. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Life satisfaction : income, health, work Subjective Well-Being
  • 80. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Life satisfaction : income, health, work • Positive affect: social relationships Subjective Well-Being
  • 81. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Life satisfaction : income, health, work • Positive affect: social relationships • Negative affect: perception of problems, internal and interpersonal conflict. Subjective Well-Being
  • 82. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Cultural influences are significant • Collectivist vs. individualist cultures • Example: Contentment vs. Excitement • What we know
  • 83. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Factors that increase effectiveness: Motivation, engagement, belief, age , from Western culture. • Longer term, task variety Interventions to increase
  • 84. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Positive Psychology • Three good things daily • Use of character strengths in new way • Gratitude letter
  • 85. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Work of Pennebaker and others • Correlated with improved health • Easily adapted • Expressive Writing
  • 86. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Affect Regulation Systems
  • 87. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Compassion vs. Empathy
  • 88. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology “For someone to develop genuine compassion towards others, first he or she must have a basis upon which to cultivate compassion, and that basis is the ability to connect to one’s own feelings and to care for one’s own welfare... Caring for others requires caring for oneself.” Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama Compassion
  • 89. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Self-compassion
  • 90. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Self-compassion
  • 91. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology • Burnout • Vicarious traumatization • “Compassion” fatigue Negative caregiver states
  • 92. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology Taking Inventory
  • 93. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology The End
  • 94. Mary Gresham, Ph.D. Atlanta Financial Psychology
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