PSYC 1070 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hans Selye, Immanuel Kant, Criterion Validity

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1070
• Professor: Dr.Kenneth Hart

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Happiness is a state while pleasure is a moment in that state: wisdom & knowledge cognitive strengths. Think yourself happy (video) that entail that acquisition and use of knowledge: courage emotional strengths that involve the exercise of will to accomplish goals in the face of opposition, external or internal, humanity interpersonal strengths that. A buddhist monk can train his brain to be happier positive psychology. First is to identify your signature strengths are (different from talents) Politics of happiness (video: wealth does not make people happier, maybe. Justice civic strengths that underlie healthy community life. Transcendence strengths that forge connections to the larger universe and provide meaning. 81% of the participates in the survey says happiness is their goal. Aristotle said happiness is the ultimate goal in humanity. Government can ask the same to their citizens. Happy countries tend to be democratic, no dictators, a stable system, richer countries. 1960 50% people are happy; today 39%