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Happiness (2a) Flashcards

1
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what is happiness according to Veenhoven (2000)

A

the degree to which someone evaluates positively the overall quality of their life

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2
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two types of happiness

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hedonic
eudaemonic

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what is hedonic happiness

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belief that pursuing pleasurable experiences, and avoiding painful ones will lead to happiness
sense of happy feelings
satisfication
positive emotions

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what is eudaemonic happiness

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pursuing happiness by finding meaning and purpose
sense of meaning to your life

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5
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what can happiness be divided into?

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experiencing self
remembering self

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experiencing self

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lives in the moment

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remembering self

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narrative of one’s story
about what life should be

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8
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why are there cultural differences regarding happiness?

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different ideas about what life should be about

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9
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what is happiness NOT?

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constant state of euphoria

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define gratitude

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state marked by a sense of wonder, thankfulness and appreciation for life that can be expressed toward other people or impersonal or nonhuman entities

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link between gratitude and happiness

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showing gratitude increases happiness levels

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what is happiness the most important predictor of? (COhen, 2004)

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psychological and physical health

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what did Diener & Bissau-Diener (2008) find?

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all participants reported experiencing more positive emotions when around other people vs alone

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14
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disadvantages of happiness?

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attentional bias
seeking help

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15
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disadvantages of happiness: attention bias

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delayed responses to detecting threats in environment

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16
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disadvantages of happiness: seeking help

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expressing sadness signals to others you need assistance

17
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what is the issue in pursuing happiness?

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paradox - the more you pursue happiness, the less you may be able to obtain
impossible to always be happy
expectation of happiness sets self up for disappointment in its absence

18
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right ways to pursue happiness

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engagement in happiness-inducing activities
accepting negative feelings = increased well-being

19
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correlation between success and happiness

A

better job performance
lower rates of burnout

20
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correlation between love and happiness

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fulfilling relationship
finding love

21
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correlation between health and happiness

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lower incidence of stroke
live longer

22
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what is the relationship between success/ love/ health and happiness

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bidirectional

23
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what signals do people give out when happy

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smiles/ odours/ pheromones
stimulates reward centre of other people
more successful at attracting mates, maintaining relationships and working with others

24
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what hormones does happiness produce

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oxytocin
serotonin
endorphins

25
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what do happiness hormones create?

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a resilient and healthy body

26
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broaden: Broaden and build model of happiness

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positive emotions help you see the bigger picture
more and easier access to new thoughts/ language that helps broaden your perspective on the world

27
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build: Broaden and build model of happiness

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build lasting physical and psychological resources
happiness signals that everything is safe/ triggers exploration, learning and creativity

28
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whose is the broad and build model of happiness

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Fredrickson (1998)

29
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correlation between money and happiness

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after basic needs are met, more money does not buy more happiness

30
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impact bias

A

tendency to exaggerate strength and duration of anticipated or future emotional reactions

31
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memory bias

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emotion-congruent retrieval
peak-end rule (Kahneman et al., 1993)

32
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what makes people happy?

A

biology
life circumstances
daily life

33
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behaviours that increase happiness

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gratitude
positive relationships
generosity and helping
savouring

34
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example of dampening savouring

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i focus on the future
i remind myself that nothing good lasts forever

35
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example of amplifying savouring

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i talk to other people about how good i feel
i tell myself that i deserve good things

36
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emotion differentiation

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the skill of labelling emotional experience with a high degree of specificity

37
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aspects of emotional differentiation intervention

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cognitive reappraisal
distraction
differentiate their emotions when observing a spider

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