2nd Flashcards
Hedonism (the pleasurable life )
Pain and pleasure are the only motivators.
Dopamine: “The Pleasure Neurotransmitter”
Hedonic Treadmill
Also known as hedonic adaptation
Humans return to a stable of happiness regardless of how positive or negative the life event is.
People pursue hedonism thinking that it will create a permanent increase in their happiness
Does Money Buy Happiness?
“High incomes don’t bring you happiness, but they do bring you a life you think is better.” -Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman
Flourishing:
“…Simultaneously the absence of the crippling elements of the human experience – depression, anxiety, anger, fear – and the presence of enabling ones – positive emotions, meaning, healthy relationships, environmental mastery,
engagement, and self-actualization.”
-Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000; Seligman, 2011
PERMA
Positive Engagement Relationship Meaning Accomplishment
People think you have to be serious to do a good job, but I
think if you’re having fun, you
can do better
- -Simone Biles
What is an emotion anyway?
relatively brief conscious experience characterized by mental activity and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.
Three ways to challenge the negativity bias:
-Challenge negative self-talk
-Practice mindfulness (Charoensukmongkol, 2015).
-Savor positive moments (Bryant & Veroff, 2017).
The Nun Study ( Danner et al., 2001)
Age 85:
* 90% of most cheerful quartile alive; * 34% of least cheerful quartile alive.
Age 94:
* 54%ofmostcheerfulquartilealive; * 11%ofleastcheerfulquartilealive
Increase postivie emotions:
-Three minutes breathing 2x day
gratitude journal
encouraging strength
Love Barbara
An Interpersonally situated experience in which there are momentary increases in positive emotion sharing (positivity resonance), mutual care, and some synchronization of partners’ biological and behavioral processes.”
-Barbara Fredrickson
Love Chris Peterson
“The capacity to love and to be loved is viewed by contemporary theorists as an inherently human tendency with powerful effects on well-being from infancy through old age…”
Oxytocin surges…(A Biochemical Basis of Connectedness)
Oxytocin surges…
* …during pregnancy.
* …when mothers (and fathers!) are bonding with their young.
* …for couples (especially when reproduction is in the cards)
* …for people who enjoy social relationships.
* It increases levels of trust and encourages generosity.
* When people are given oxytocin externally, they tend to make more prosocial decisions and pay more attention to others.
Perspective on love
attachment theory emphasizes feelings
equity theory emphasizes thoughts
Attachment Theory
The study of how human beings respond within relationships when hurt, separated from loved ones, or perceiving a threat.
Waters et al. 2005