Happiness :: the science behind your smile /

In a world obsessed by happiness, this is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Bringing together insights from psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy, psychologist Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, wh...

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1. Verfasser: Nettle, Daniel
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung:In a world obsessed by happiness, this is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Bringing together insights from psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy, psychologist Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, what sort of remedies to unhappiness work, why some people are happier than others, and much more. We discover the evolutionary reason why negative thoughts are more powerful than positive ones. We read that happiness varies from country to country--the Swiss are much more happy than Bulgarians. Nettle discusses the brain systems underlying emotions and moods, ranging from serotonin, "the happiness chemical"; to mood enhancing drugs such as D-fenfluramine, which reduces negative thinking in less than an hour; to the part of the brain that, when electrically stimulated, provides feeling of benevolent calm and even euphoria.--From publisher description
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 216 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-212) and index.
ISBN:9780191566714
0191566713
9780192805584
0192805584
9781429430753
1429430753
9786610752683
6610752680
9780191604744
0191604747
1280752688
9781280752681

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