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Living Purposefully: Promoting Health and Well-being Through Meaningful Existence

Explore the profound impact of finding purpose and meaning in life on health and well-being. Discover strategies for personal growth and resilience, and delve into ancient wisdom and modern research supporting a purpose-driven life.

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Living Purposefully: Promoting Health and Well-being Through Meaningful Existence

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  1. Purpose and Meaning in Life: Implications for Health and Well-being Terry Dobmeier, PMHCNS-BC

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  4. Science of Purpose 4

  5. Objectives • Define the concept of “Purpose and Meaning” in life. • Identify the impact of purpose and meaning in life on human health and well-being. • Recognize opportunities for personal growth and change in relation to meaning/purpose in life. • Discuss strategies to support the development of meaning in life in individuals in times of personal crisis. 5

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  7. Biblical Times Prov 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. (King Solomon, 970-930 BC) 7

  8. Ancient Greeks Hippocrates 8

  9. The meaning of life is to find your gift; The purpose of life is to give it way. 9

  10. 1800s "He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How." – Friedrich Nietzsche 10

  11. “Man’s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life…and concern about a meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.” Victor Frankl 11

  12. Victor Strecher, PHD 12

  13. Defining the ConceptsKashdan & McKnight (2009) Purpose: central, self organizing life aim • Identity • Goals • Decision making • Motivation • Life aim Todd Kashdan, PhD-Cntr for Advancement of Well being 13

  14. Construct Tools • Sense of Coherence Scale (Antonovsky, 1987) • Purpose in Life Scale (PIL) (Crumbaugh, 1968) • Inventory of Positive Psychological Attitudes Scale (Kass, et.al,1991) • Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ) (Steger, et.al, 2006) 14

  15. Religiosity vs P/M 15

  16. Happiness Eudaemonic Vs Hedonic 16

  17. Psychological Health • Presence of P/M → Protective from Sx • Depression • Suicide • Improved functioning in SPMI 17

  18. Physical Health • Cardiovascular health • Cognitive health • Physical function • Immune function • Genetics 18

  19. Cohen, et.al—Psychosomatic Medicine, 2016 Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events: A Meta-Analysis • 10 studies • 136,000 people • Psychosomatic Medicine: February/March 2016 - Volume 78 - Issue 2 - p 122–133 19

  20. Cohens research found… • 23% reduction in mortality • 19% reduction in coronary vascular events Living Purposely 20

  21. Rush Memory and Aging Project, Rush Memorial 21

  22. Rush Studies(Boyle, et. al 2011,2012) Higher scores on a purpose scale: 52% LL→AD 29% LL →MCI 44% LL → Stroke 52% LL → MBVI 22

  23. 2017 Harvard Study-JAMA Psychiatry(Kim et.al) 13% risk---- weak wrist strength 14% risk---- slow walking speed 23

  24. 2007 Health Psychology Study(Friedman et al.) • Immune function via IL-6 • Age related inflammatory disease 24

  25. 2014 Longevity Study(Steptoe, et. Al) Lancet 9% (highest PIL) vs 29% (lowest PIL) 25

  26. Additional Studies • Adjustment in SCI • HbA(1c) in Type II Diabetes • Sleep quality in geriatric (protective against sleep apnea and RLS. • Recovery in addiction 26

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  28. Self-care 28

  29. Physical Activity 29

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  31. Pathway to Change 32

  32. UM Ctr for Spirituality & Healing • Contemplation Reflection Meditation Journaling Life story Dream work • Activation—Life alignment 32

  33. Gene regulationDr. Elizabeth Blackburn-Nobel 2009 • Telomere • Telomerase 31

  34. Life on PurposeDr. Brad Swift Life on Purpose Institute • Uncover inherited purpose • Consciously create LP • Vision • Matters most • Identify • Use action tools→ growth/dev 34

  35. Life Purpose Statement It is my mission to live a life of honesty, integrity and unconditional love; To never lose sight of what is most important; And to make the world a more beautiful place through art and my relationship of others. 35

  36. Helping Professions • Look for opportunity/ don’t avoid • Care about the people you serve • Help people move outside of themselves • Lead by example 36

  37. This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap, the being a force of nature instead of a feverish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. • George Bernard Shaw 37

  38. References • Boyle PA, Buchman AS, Barnes LL, Bennett DA. (2010). Effect of a Purpose in Life on Risk of Incidence of Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Persons. Archives of General Psychiatry 67(3):304-310. • Boyle PA, Buchman AS, Wilson RS, Yu L, Schneider JA, Bennet DA. (2012). Effect of Purpose in Life on the Relation between Alzheimer Disease Pathological Changes on Cognitive Function in Advanced Age. Archives of General Psychiatry 69(5);499-506. • Cohen, Randy MD, MS; Bavishi, Chirag MD, MPH; Rozanski, Alan MD. 2016). Purpose in Life and Its Relationship to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events. Psychosomatic Medicine 67(2):122-133. • Frankl VE. Man’s Search For Meaning, Boston: Beacon Press, 1984. • Friedman EM, Hayney M, Love GD, Singer BH, and Ryff CD. Plasma Interleukin-6 and Soluble IL-6 Receptors are Associated with Psychological Well-Being in Aging Women. APA Health Psychology 2007: May. • Jacobs TL, Epel ES, Blackburn EH, et.al. (2011) Intensive Meditation Training, Immune CellTelmoerase Activity and Psychological Mediators. Psychoneuronendocrinology, 36:664-681.

  39. References • Kim ES, Kawachi I, Chen Y, and Kubzansky D. Association Between Purpose in Life and Objective Measures of Physical Function in Older Adults. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online August 16, 2017. • Steptoe A, Deaton A, Stone A, Subjective wellbeing, health, and ageing. (2014)The Lancet 2014: 385(9968):640-648. • Strecher VJ. On Purpose: Lessons in Life and Health from the Frog, the Dung Beetle, and Julia. Michigan: Dung Beetle Press, 2013. • Swift WB. Life on Purpose: Six Passages To an Inspired Life, CA: Elite Books, 2007. • University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing (2017, October 1). Live a Purposeful Life. Retrieved from https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-yourwellbeing/purpose/life-purpose/live-purposeful-life

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