This workshop builds upon and contributes to the reemergence of “cultural psychology” as the comparative study of the way culture and psyche are constitutive of one another. It is specifically concerned with the ways in which the person and her or his mental well-being are defined and developed in diverse environmental and sociocultural contexts. Presentations by graduate students, faculty, and occasional outside speakers from anthropology, psychology, and allied fields will focus on diverse topics in mental health behavior research, including the cultural constitution of disease, the temporal patterning of health-related processes within a life-span perspective, and optimal experience. They also may address positive psychological processes such as enjoyment, creativity, and wisdom.