What is happiness? Does true happiness even exist? For most of usregardless of age, income, or occupationthe search for ‘happiness’ is our most coveted goal. Indeed, our entitlement to its pursuit is even written into our Declarationof Independence. But for all of its universal appeal, there seems to be little agreement on how best to achieve happiness. Or even how to properly define it. Fortunately, happiness need not be the fleeting pot of gold at the end of our emotional rainbow. Utilizing his groundbreaking development of the field ofsubjective well-being, Dr. Ed Dienerrecognized as the world's leading expert on happinesschallenges our modern assumptions about the causes and consequences of happiness. Ed and his son Robert Biswas-Diener share the results of threedecades of research on happiness to help unlock the mysteries of this elusiveHoly Grail. In this fascinating book the father and son team presents scientific evidence revealing that happiness is not overrated, and is good for peoples health, social relationships, job success, longevity, and altruism. Happiness describes the new concept of Psychological Wealth, which extends beyond material riches, and beyond popular concepts like emotional intelligence and social capital. Psychological wealth is your true total net worth, and includes your attitudes towards life, social support, spiritual development, material resources, health, and activities in which you engage. Happiness is an intellectual and entertaining journey to help us understand the pursuit of one of our most defining and elusive ideals. INDICE: Foreword by Carol Diener.Part 1: Understanding true wealth:.1. Psychological Wealth: The Balanced Portfolio.2. Two Principles of Psychological Wealth.Part 2: Happy people function better:.3. Health and Happiness.4. Happiness and Social Relationships: You Cant Do Without Them.5. Happiness at Work: ItPays to be Happy.Part 3: Causes of happiness and genuine wealth:.6. Can MoneyBuy Happiness?.7. Religion, Spirituality, and Happiness.8. The Happiest Places on Earth: Culture and Well-being.9. Nature and NurtureIs There a Happiness Set-Point, and Can You Change It?.10. Our Crystal Balls: Happiness Forecasting.11. Taking AIM: Attention, Interpretation, and Memory.Part 4: Putting it all together:.12. Yes, You Can Be Too Happy.13. Living Happily Ever After.14. Measuring Your Psychological Wealth.Epilogue: About the Science of Happiness.Further Reading.References
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-4661-6
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés