How can anyone foresee what will make them happy or unhappy or how they will react or feel about it when it actually does happen? Another author named Michael Mendelsohn, writes an article titled “Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness”, whereas he concentrates more on the chemistry of happiness. Mendelsohn thinks happiness is a brain condition made up of fifty percent genetics, ten percent circumstances and we control the remaining forty percent with our thoughts and actions. These two authors try to offer an explanation and understanding for why some people are happier than others. “The Pursuit of Happiness” suggests what we imagine occurrences and possessions that we believe would make us happy or unhappy.
Describe and evaluate two or more theories of the formation of romantic relationships (9 marks + 16 marks) January 2011 One theory that outlines the formation of relationships is the reward/ need satisfaction theory that was developed by Byrne and Clore (1970). The theory suggests that we form a relationship because the presence of a particular individual is associated with reinforcement. This is because rewarding stimuli creates positive feelings and these stimuli may be people. These people therefore make us happy, so, due to operant conditioning, we seek to adopt behaviours that lead to a desirable outcome and avoid those that lead to an undesirable outcome. Therefore, the presence of an individual produces positive reinforcement as they have a more attractive appeal.
1) Summarize the “Ted” talk or selected video. Shawn Anchor talked about positive psychology and the way we tend to look at success and happiness backwards. Most people follow a success then happiness formula but after success if the goalposts of success keep changing, it’s hard to find happiness. Instead of assuming that future achievement will bring happiness into our lives, we need to change our frame of mind to be happier and more positive. This happier and more positive way of thinking will contribute considerably to the likelihood that we will actually achieve that success.
From this research Davidson found that activity increased in the front of the brain, on the left hand side. When people were feeling positive and happy. Whereas when people were unhappy and negative, brain activity increased in the front of the brain, on the right hand side. To further explain the differences in brain activity and feelings of happiness and unhappiness. Davidson worked with Jon Kabat-Zim (2003) (citied Spoors et al, 2011).
Positive Psychology. It is considered as a relatively new form of applied psychology. As is was created by Martin E. Seligman in 1998. His focus and thought was rather than focusing on the trauma and illness, psychologists needed to focus on strength, success, and happiness. Positive psychology reviews positive personalities in an attempt to eventually help others achieve the same happiness.
by trying to explain the phenomenon, it takes time in the consciousness to adapt to the positive idea (He is going off to a better place), relieving us from that unhappy condition in which we encounter. While our happiness gets momentarily disturbed, we assimilate the idea at our own pace. With this, we can be sure that even with the toughest situations that we can be facing, our happiness will get us back to normal when we assimilate the idea. Giving space to other kind of feelings than happiness is a good idea because will improve our sense of the psychological immune system. Given that we will be experiencing multiple feelings, thus our perception of the psychological immune system will be
Outline and evaluate one or more theories of the formation of romantic relationships. (9+16) 25 Marks. The reward/need satisfaction theory says that there are negative and positive stimuli in our lives, we repeat behaviours which produce positive stimuli and avoid negative stimuli (operant conditioning). Similarly, attraction through association links on from rewards and punishments, but follows the basis of classical conditioning. We are more likely to form a relationship with those people who are associated with pleasant event e.g.
Since the true path to happiness, according to Epictetus, is the attainment of virtue, we can all become happier by improving ourselves, whether morally or intellectually. Furthermore, Epictetus' philosophy of happiness would lead us to live less stressful lives if we came to worry about only that which we can control. Still, while I admire Epictetus and his philosophy, I do not believe that most of us could be happy purely through the attainment of virtue. I believe that social support and some level of material possessions are necessary for happiness; we cannot forever strive only for virtue. I do, however, believe that Epictetus had a strong point when he asserted that we should only, rationally-speaking, worry about what we can change -- what good is there in worrying about things we cannot
This prolong the addiction/ individuals with a gentic vunrebility are more likely to prolong the addiction. those with the A1 variant of the DRD2 gene are more prone to shorter periods of abtinance. another biological explanation of addiction is the disease model. Addictive substances stimulate a reward circuit in the brain. This produces a feeling of pleasure and because it makes you feel good you continue the activity.
The method is optimistic in nature and concentrates on virtuous human capabilities to prevail over pain, deprivation, and hopelessness (Feist, Feist, & Roberts, 2013). The premise of the humanistic theory of personality is for humans to accomplish self-actualization, achieve growth psychologically, and to attain happiness and inner peace in life (Feist, Feist, & Roberts,