Happiness correct answer: -A happy person is someone who experiences frequent positive emotions, such as joy, interest, and pride, and infrequent
... [Show More] negative emotions, such as sadness, anxiety and anger (Lyubomirsky et al., 2005).
~ subjective well-being (SWB)
• Individual/subjective happiness
• Interdependent happiness (Hitokoto & Uchida (2015)
Positivity requires 3 things correct answer: 1) Increased self-esteem
2) Increased life satisfaction
3) Increased dispositional optimism
Hedonia or hedonic happiness correct answer: -subjective experience of pleasure defined by the philosopher Kraut (1979) as the "belief that one is getting the important things one wants, as well as certain pleasant affects that normally go along with this belief" (p. 178)
Scales of Happiness correct answer: 1) Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn, 1969)
2) The Happiness Measure (Fordyce, 1988)
3) Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X; Watson & Clark, 1999)
Note: can also use qualitative methods-->interviews
Eudemonia correct answer: -feeling of 'being where on wants to be, doing what one wants to do' (Norton, 1976, p. 216)
-what is wanted is thought of as something worth doing
-includes many subjective experiences including feelings of rightness and centeredness in one's actions, identity, strength of purpose and competence
- is a highly positive affective condition
-living a life of contemplation and virtue (aristotle)
Eudemonia Scale correct answer: Personally expressive Activities Questionnaire (PEAQ) (Waterman, 1998)
Limits to Happiness Research correct answer: 1) most conducted on college students
2) most done in lab
3) definition is variable and difficult to capture
Facebook Experiment correct answer: -college and HS students want without FB for a week
-during that time, happiness increased, had more sleep, time and quality of life
-also spent more time with family and friends
Dr. Waldinger Ted Talk correct answer: -Harvard study of adult development
-tracked lives of young men into old age
-1 group of harvard students
-other group from poorest areas of Boston
-main finding: good relationships keep us happier and healthier
-happy people live longer,close relationships buffer them from (emotional) pain
-more isolated people can face serious medical issues, shorter life etc.
-quality of relationships is what matters--> NOT quantity
-good relationships protect the body and mind--> memories stay sharper when they feel trust towards each other
9 Reasons to be happy correct answer: 1) Increases well-being (releases endorphins, dopamine)
2) Helps navigate life's problems
3)Helps with adjustment and coping with life's challenges.
4) Increases longevity and quality of life
5) Positive affect is related to positive life outcome and well-being
6) It's in your control. (50% of variance in positivity is hereditary)
7) Perception of more time
8) Positivity leads to positive affect
9) Success is aided by happiness
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