Also, the variable happiness showed a positive correlation to academic functioning. Data Analysis Critique The data were analyzed using correlations. This type of data analysis studied the relationship between variables and chi-square test of model fit. Results Critique The major results of this study are that the three variables from emotion regulation were positively correlated with each other (including happiness, sadness, and anger). Also, peer assessed anger was…
goods and services.This approach can be understood like that the level of happiness increases when a person consumes.It does not mean neither buying countless products nor feeding our greed.Today, there is more information than we had before about both the positive effects and the negative effects of unhibited consumption on happiness.From my point of view, the positive effects of consumption are more than the negative effects. The consumption bubble we are immersed in, can make people…
Happiness can be defined differently from everyone. With knowing that everyone as a since of purpose can make people view their life differently. They are different ways to find happiness in. Purposeful and meaningful way of living can be positive way of life. Throughout Matthew Kelly The Rhythm of Life, brings up that everyone has a purpose, and have a way to achieve happiness. They are different ways here people can get happiness from. Also, happiness can help us become the best version of…
Communication Journal: The Science of Happiness Steven Parton’s article, “The Science of Happiness: Why Complaining is Literary Killing You”, attempts to explain how our brains are influenced by our view of situations and the attitudes of the people around us. To a great extent, Parton’s argument is logical and practical and presents some useful lessons not only about how to enhance our well-being, but also how to communicate appropriately particularly in the world of business. The important…
is met; if success is redefined every time a goal is accomplished and happiness is placed on the opposite side of success then, by that logic, happiness is unachievable. Dr. Archor suggests that there is an easier way to obtain happiness, by retraining one’s brain. Retraining one’s brain can result in them becoming the beneficiary of the “happiness advantage”. Dr. Achor defines this as one’s brain functioning better at a positive emotion than it does at a negative, neutral, or stressed. He then…
Happiness is a mental state of feeling enjoyment or gratitude, happiness is a personal experience that differs from person to person. Sadness is a mental state of feeling disappointment or having a melancholy mood, sadness impacts people’s state of happiness. These two mental states are opposites but are both necessary. To reach a state of being happy is a goal for many people, sadness is associated with a bad connotation so is it a necessity? The answer is yes, sadness is painful, it can cause…
mind, it does not make a person happy. For the people who are not suffering from an illness, being normal does not help them flourish or become more fulfilled. This is why a new field of psychology has emerged: Positive Psychology. This field…
feel the emotion of happiness. Likewise, by frowning, some may feel the emotion of sadness. “Researchers find that practicing smiling can induce more positive feelings, and smiling or frowning can intensify the corresponding emotions even when the person is not aware of it.” (J. I. Davis, Senghas, & Ochsner, 2009; Soussignan, 2002) However, there are some limitations to the facial-feedback hypothesis. To produce positive…
While doing my own brain exploration, I was intrigued by how music can have a tremendous effect on a person’s life. It affects multiple parts of the brain that control our different functions, as well as the different moods we experience. There is a part of the brain that gets a signal from our ears allowing us to hear the music. At the same time, our nervous system allows the part of the brain that senses touch to help us feel the rhythm of the beat. This is especially important for the…
definitions of health, happiness and well being are defined in different terms due to the way these terms due to the multitude of influences by philosophers, sociologists and psychologist. This paper aims at distinguishing between happiness, health and well being as well as looking into existential therapy to determine which of these concept relates closer to how a person practices existential principles in every day life. Distinguishing happiness from health Aristotle described happiness…