Barriers of Happiness Flashcards
It refers to our tendency to
pay more attention and give more weight to
negative rather than positive emotions,
experiences and information
Negativity Bias
Psychological principle that the length of an
experience has little effect on the memory of
that event.
Duration Neglect
A psychological observation that people’s
judgement of the unpleasant painful
experience depends very little of the duration
of those experiences.
Duration Neglect
Our memories are affected by two factors:
- the peak when the experience was the
most painful and - how quickly the pain diminishes.
Duration neglect is the specific form of
extension or _______
general neglect
It is the person who feels
pleasure and pain, moment to moment.
The experiencing self
The person who reflects on past experiences and evaluates it overall. It is the one making future decisions.
The remembering self
Two critical ways on how remembering
self evaluates:
Duration neglect
Peak-end rule
It refers to comparing ourselves to those less fortunate
Downward comparison
Buying more things in an effort to keep up it up will never make us feel happier.
must-have-more cycle
Hedonic Treadmill (5 step-cycle)
See, Want, Buy, Happy, Adapt
It is a theory positing that people
repeatedly return to their baseline level of
happiness, regardless of what happens to
them.
Hedonic Treadmill/Hedonic Adaptation
Changes in ______ or _________ temporarily affect happiness, but as people become accustomed to the new situation, the impact diminishes
income or experiences
_________ refers to our ability to control our impulses and channel our effort in a way that will
allow us to reach particular goals.
Self-control (Self-regulation)
______ is at the heart of many of the
social and personal problems that we suffer
in the modern, developed world.
Lack of self-control
________ is the inability to restrain
one’s emotions, desires, or impulses.
Lack of self-control
Psychology studies show
that higher self-control is actually linked to
_______ _________.
Higher wellbeing
The five barriers to mental health
Negativity Bias
Duration Neglect
Social Comparison
Hedonic Treadmill
Lack of Self-Control
Other barriers to happiness
Unrealistic Expectations
Contempt for Happiness
Other People
Media
We don’t decide to be happy
