Psychology › Section N · Stress, lifestyle, and health › Topic N.5
The pursuit of happiness
After several topics on what harms us, this one asks what helps people flourish. Psychologists now study happiness with large surveys and long-term data, and some of what they have found runs against common sense.
In this topic
- What psychologists mean by happiness
- How happy are people?
- What goes with happiness, and what does not
- Can money buy happiness?
- Worked example: weighing a claim about money
- Forecasting and adapting to life events
- Worked example: predicting a move
- Positive psychology
- Positive affect, optimism and health
- Flow
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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