Introducing Psychology and Research Methods
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Is Happiness a Choice?
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Happiness Poll
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In One Word
How do you define Happiness?
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When? What? Where? Who?
of Happiness ….
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Pleasure.
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Achievement.
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Engagement.
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Meaning.
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Authentic Happiness
Pleasure
Achievement
Engagement
Meaning
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What Makes Other People Happy?
Diversity of Happiness
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How happy are you?
1 = Not at all true 4 = Moderately True 7 = Absolutely True
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In most ways, my life is close to ideal.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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The conditions of my life are excellent.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3.
I am satisfied with my life.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4.
So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5.
If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~ediener/SWLS.htm
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Interpretation of Scores
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35 - 31 Extremely satisfied
26 - 30 Satisfied
21 - 25 Slightly satisfied
20
Neutral
15 - 19 Slightly dissatisfied
10 - 14 Dissatisfied
5 - 9 Extremely dissatisfied
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Seminar Overview
Psychology and science of happiness from 3 perspectives:
(1) developmental origins of happiness
(2) individual differences in personality and happiness
(3) paradoxical relationship between trauma and happiness
Practical, hands-on techniques for choosing happiness
- one minute at a time
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My Objective for Today.
1.What are your expectations?
2.What do you hope to learn?
3.Any specific questions?
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Theories of Happiness.
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Developmental Origins
of Happiness
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Are some people “born” happy?
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While others are born “difficult”?
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Origins of Personality
Temperament
Emotional component of
personality
– Represents basic pattern
of personality
– Predicts personality in
later life
• Happy Child – Happy Adult.
• A combination of the basic
pattern and myriad life
experiences
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Developmental Origins of Personality
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Individual Differences
in Personality & Happiness
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What do you see?
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What do you see?
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Perception is Reality.
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Do you focus you have or on do not have?
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e.g., I have a job versus what does not work at work?
e.g., I have a spouse versus what’s wrong with my spouse?
e.g., My body moves versus my increasing cellulite?
Optimism Questionnaire
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Optimists
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Pessimists
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What about
our children?
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http://stress.about.com/od/parentingskills/ht/raiseoptimists.htm
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Ask Yourself….
What is my internal dialogue
throughout the day?
How does my self-talk influence
my happiness?
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What will it take for you to appreciate
what is right in front of you?
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Traumatic
Life Events
and
Happiness
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Do happy people experience less
adversity and fewer life stressors?
Positive Change Following Trauma and Adversity:
A Review of the Research
Journal of Traumatic Stress (Volume 17 (1) 2004)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/n7182816m722m893/
Construing Benefits from Adversity: Adaptational
Significance and Dispositional Underpinnings
Journal of Personality (Volume 64 (4) 1996)
http://www.blackwellsynergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-6494.1996.tb00948.x
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The Attitude of Happiness.
Hardiness
• Control
• Commitment
• Challenge
http://www.psychologymatters.org/hardiness.html
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Broaden-and-Build
Theory
of Positive Emotions
“Posttraumatic Growth”
“Stress-related Growth”
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1
693418&blobtype=pdf
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Paradox of Stress and Happiness.
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Choosing Happiness
Taking back Control, Being Committed,
Accepting Challenge of Life’s Adventures!
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Choosing happiness.
Is Hard Work !!
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3 “C’s” of Happiness
• Control
• Commitment
• Challenge
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*challenge*
Openness
To New
Experiences
Expanding
Social
Support
Network
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
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Self
Awareness
and
Reflection.
*commitment*
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True Change Takes Place
….One Minute at a Time.
“the one minute miracle”
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Self
Discipline
and
Self
*Control*
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17362505/
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Healthy Living
*control, *commitment,*challenge
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http://www.time.com/time/2005/happiness/graphics/
Neurochemistry of Exercise.
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Letting Go
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Serenity Prayer
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And if all else fails …
Dance !
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK1dRCfGEJo&feature=related
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One final question…
Is Happiness Your Choice ?
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Positive Psychology Seminar Series
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Price of Happiness
Spirit of Happiness
Gender of Happiness
Discipline of Happiness
Personality of Happiness
Relationship of Happiness
Demographics of Happiness
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