Positive debate Flashcards
1
Q
RELEVANT: WORK
A
- csikzentmihalyi - work can be source of happiness with flow theory
- flow = 3x more than leisure
- work = opportunity for positive experiences
2
Q
UNRELEVANT: WORK
A
- work may make us happy but money is not relevant
- poor societies = money is important, but work is for money not happiness
- luxury of happiness at work is not everywhere
3
Q
RELEVANT: LEISURE
A
- csikszentmihalyi - increase flow by having active leisure
- action for happiness - offer 10 keys to happier living
4
Q
UNRELEVANT: LEISURE
A
- leisure that increase flow = limited as many lack time/money
- hard to assess action for happiness as hard to conduct objective research
5
Q
RELEVANT: HEALTH
A
- kuzansky and thurston - high emotional vitality = reduced coronary heart disease risk
- treat patients with advice to increase happiness
6
Q
UNRELEVANT: HEALTH
A
- hard to prove cause and effect relationship between happiness and health
- healthy because happy or happy because healthy?
7
Q
CONC
A
- help improve lives rather than focus on negatives
- mainly available to western world and based off of western ideas
