EQ: What are the causes of happiness?

Bell RingerExplain the happiest

moment in your lifeDo you think you are

a “happy person”?What makes you

happy?How do you know

when you are happy?

Take and score happiness testIn your notes…Write your scoreAre you surprised by your

score? Why/why not?

Happiness theoriesFeel-good, do-good

phenomenon: When we feel happy we are more willing to help others

Relative DeprivationThe sense that we are

worse off than others with whom we compare ourselves to

Adaptation level principleTendency to judge various stimuli

(events) relative to those previously experienced

Which theory is t?You live on a small amount of money,

$1,000 per month. You may think "if I had more money I would always be able to pay all my bills and still buy other things." Then you get a big raise and you start making $3,000 per month. At first this would be a very exciting new experience. After a while, however, when all the new income has been allotted to pay some bill, you might again start to think, "if I had more money I could buy more clothes.”

Which theory is it?You just found out that you were

accepted to the college of your dreams. Your little sister (who normally annoys you) asks you for a ride to her friends house and you do so happily.

Which theory is it?“Our poverty became a reality. Not

because of our having less, but by our neighbors having more.” Will Campbell, Brother to a dragonfly, 1977

Analyze Graphs 30.8 and 30.9Explain what each graph is

showingWhat conclusion can you make

about each graphWrite a sentence which connects

the two graphsDo you think this is true?

Pulse of a nation videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

feature=player_embedded&v=ujcrJZRSGkg#!

Where and when are people happiest in the US???

Twitter readingMain idea: How does time of

day influence mood? Supporting details: Give two

examples of main ideaAccording to the study, what is

mood based on? (besides time of day)

Who's happiest? This map shows the average level of positive feelings in each country over a year; darker red means more positive (black means no

data was available).

Who's saddest? This map shows the average level of negative feelings in each country over a year;

darker blue means more negative (black means no data was available).