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HappinessHappinessApril 10, 2012

PositivePositivePsychologyPsychology

Day #5 of 8

Mark Rafter http://www.canyons.edu/faculty/rafterm

A life bound by

virtues & strengths.

Where is HAPPINESSin all of this?

The best answer to any question about human behavior begins with

two words.“It depends, …”

Behavior Behavior is a function is a function of theof the

Person Person and theand theEnvironmentEnvironment..

Q. “What causes happiness?”

A. “It depends, …”

Pleasure = positive emotions (happiness)Engagement = using one’s personal strengths in the pursuit of one’s own work, love & playMeaning = using one’s personal strengths in the service of others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxUulGkLu4I

1 minute 15 seconds

Expressions of Happiness Causes (and effects) of Happiness

SavoringMoney Pets Self-Esteem Thought Speed and Thought Variability Gratitude vs Entitlement Causes (and effects) of Happiness

Effects of Happiness

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Four common strategies have been identified – that can be employed alone or in combination –

to savor a positive event:

1.Display positive emotions nonverbally2.Staying present in the moment of the

experience3.Thinking about the event

before (anticipation) and after (reflection)4.Telling others about the event

“activity”

The game was played in 1968.

The movie interviews were

conducted40 years later.

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Happiness - related articles1. A Picture's Worth -- Partner Photographs Reduce Pain

3. Benefits of Expressing Gratitude to a Partner

5. Character Strengths Before and After September 11

6. Does high self-esteem cause interpersonal success, happiness, or health?

7. Eavesdropping on Happiness - Have Less Small Talk Conversations

8. Expressions of positive emotion in women's' college yearbook pictures

16. Income Inequality and Happiness

19. Is Happiness Having What You Want - Wanting What You Have - or Both?

20. Money and Happiness - Rank of Income Not Amount Affects Satisfaction

21. Money Giveth & Taketh Away - The Dual Effect of Wealth on Happiness

25. Positive emotions in early life and longevity - Findings from the nun study

26. Saving the Last for Best

30. The Impact of Pets on Human Health and Psychological Well-Being

32. The pursuit of happiness can be lonely

34. Thought Speed - Thought Variability and Mood

35. When more pain is preferred to less - Adding a better end

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Read this as:The Savoring Savoring article

Reference this as:A Savoring Savoring article

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A life bound by

virtues & strengths.

CognitionCognitionEmotionEmotionOvert BehaviorOvert Behavior

…and our experience of happinessdepends on these three domains.

Go Gratitudehttp://www.gogratitude.com/

• A Daily Gratitude Journal

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.William Arthur Ward

1. Character Strengths Before and

After September 112. Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior -

Helping When It Costs You3. Benefits of Expressing Gratitude -

Expressing Gratitude to a Partner Changes Ones View of the Relationship

• The Gratitude Visit

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.William Arthur Ward

CognitionCognitionEmotionEmotionOvert BehaviorOvert Behavior

…and a field test

The End.The End.

Thank you for the experienceand the memories of today.