The older population is growing and living longer than ever. That is why we must create more and more services suitable for this age group, so that it can grow old with quality of life. In order to better understand their needs and the type of intervention which can be implemented in the community to protect the health and wellbeing in this age group, from the age of 65, the authors have sought to identify and understand the synergies they can establish between health promotion and wellness in aging. To take this task forward, they focused their attention on five axes: principles of health promotion, social representations of aging, the focus on gender in the analysis of aging and health, empowering and wellbeing of older adults, and healthy aging in place. In this work they start from a bio-psycho-social-environmental view of aging and present the contributions of the psychological view for promoting health in aging. At the end, a reflexive synthesis will be carried out on the topics covered and suggestions will be presented to improve the health and wellbeing of aging in place.

ResumoA diversidade do processo de desenvolvimento que ocorre durante a Juventude remete-nos para a importância de uma abordagem psicológica na Escola, em articulação com a Família e a Comunidade. Esta intervenção permite chegar ao Jovem, assegurando a promoção de um desenvolvimento harmonioso e apoiando-o de forma especializada nas dificuldades sentidas. Martin Seligman (2011) no seu livro "Flourish" sugere uma compreensão visionária da felicidade e do bem-estar. Para florescer o indivíduo tem de possuir determinadas características e nem todos têm as competências certas para alcançar bem-estar. Fica aqui um alerta para a relevância de uma Educação Positiva na Escola que prepare os alunos para florescer e serem felizes. Neste trabalho pretendemos mostrar a importância desta intervenção psicoeducativa na Escola. Palavras chave: jovens, escola, florescimento, psicologia positiva AbstractThe diversity of the development process that occurs during the Youth brings us to the importance of a psychological approach in the School, in articulation with the Family and the Community. This intervention makes it possible to reach out to the Youth, ensuring the promotion of a harmonious development and supporting it in a specialized way in the difficulties experienced. Martin Seligman (2011) in the book "Flourish" arises a visionary understanding of happiness and well-being. To flourish the individual has to possess certain characteristics and not all have the right skills to achieve well-being. Here is an alert for the relevance of Positive Schooling that prepares students to flourish and be happy. In this work we intend to show the relevance of this psychoeducational intervention in the School. Keywords: young, school, flowering, positive psychology Os Jovens da sociedade contemporânea assistem a um ritmo acelerado de acontecimentos positivos e negativos à esfera local e global, vivem ambientes tecnológicos efémeros e são estimulados para uma vida que é consumo, isto é, que privilegia a máxima do ter momentâneo, deixando para segundo plano a tomada de consciência de saúde e a expressão do ser, do pensar, do sentir e do interagir humano com qualidade. Nesta perspetiva a felicidade parece depender em pleno da economia. Esta forma intensa de viver não permite tempo para encontrar um significado consciente da existência humana e identificar o que realmente interessa, dificultando o delinear de um projeto de vida e a visão de um futuro positivo e esperançoso. É preciso que os jovens não desperdicem o seu tempo nem o seu potencial, se queremos uma humanidade melhor. As evidências mostram que o materialismo excessivo é uma causa de infelicidade. Contudo, nem todos os jovens se deixam manipular por esta sociedade, muitos realizam opções de vida gratificantes e promissoras de êxito, porque a família, a escola e a comunidade estão atentas às novas gerações, facultando a criação de ambientes enriquecedores da vida humana e promotores de aprendizagens e desenvolvimento de competências de florescimento. Ajudar as crianças e os jovens a...

The older population is growing and living longer than ever. That is why we must create more and more services suitable for this age group, so that it can grow old with quality of life. In order to better understand their needs and the type of intervention which can be implemented in the community to protect the health and wellbeing in this age group, from the age of 65, the authors have sought to identify and understand the synergies they can establish between health promotion and wellness in aging. To take this task forward, they focused their attention on five axes: principles of health promotion, social representations of aging, the focus on gender in the analysis of aging and health, empowering and wellbeing of older adults, and healthy aging in place. In this work they start from a bio-psycho-social-environmental view of aging and present the contributions of the psychological view for promoting health in aging. At the end, a reflexive synthesis will be carried out on the topics covered and suggestions will be presented to improve the health and wellbeing of aging in place.

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