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Chasing Happiness, Episode 3, Happiness on the Run
produced by Felicia Kish, fl. 2014, in Chasing Happiness, Episode 3 (London, England: TVF International, 2014), 23 mins
In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Adrian Pong explores the connections between exercise and happiness.
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produced by Felicia Kish, fl. 2014, in Chasing Happiness, Episode 3 (London, England: TVF International, 2014), 23 mins
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In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Adrian Pong explores the connections between exercise and happiness.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Felicia Kish, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
TVF International
Series
Chasing Happiness
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Emotion and Motivation, Biology and Human Behavior, Neuropeptides, Exercise, Happiness
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Copyright © TVF International
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation, Biology and Human Behavior
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Chasing Happiness, Episode 5, Eye Ball Happiness
produced by Felicia Koh, fl. 2013, in Chasing Happiness, Episode 5 (London, England: TVF International, 2014), 23 mins
In this episode, Adrian Pong examines the link between vision and happiness.
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produced by Felicia Koh, fl. 2013, in Chasing Happiness, Episode 5 (London, England: TVF International, 2014), 23 mins
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In this episode, Adrian Pong examines the link between vision and happiness.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Felicia Koh, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
TVF International
Series
Chasing Happiness
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Biology and Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation, Eye (anatomy), Vision (perception), Happiness
Copyright Message
Copyright © TVF International
Concept Discussed
Biology and Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation
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How Happy Can You Be?
written by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; directed by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; with Ruut Veenhoven, 1942- and Paul Ekman, 1934- (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2005), 52 mins
"FUNNY AND SENSIBLE.""–LE MONDE""Mischievous... blends, with humor and intelligence, the personal impressions of the filmmaker, who questions her own inability to be happy, with very knowledgeable research results.""–PELERIN MAGAZINEWhat makes a person happy? Does being happy improve our life? Can scientists m...
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written by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; directed by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; with Ruut Veenhoven, 1942- and Paul Ekman, 1934- (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2005), 52 mins
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"FUNNY AND SENSIBLE.""–LE MONDE""Mischievous... blends, with humor and intelligence, the personal impressions of the filmmaker, who questions her own inability to be happy, with very knowledgeable research results.""–PELERIN MAGAZINEWhat makes a person happy? Does being happy improve our life? Can scientists measure happiness? Is there a psychological profile for a happy person? Is it possible to arrange our lives to be as happy as possible?...
"FUNNY AND SENSIBLE.""–LE MONDE""Mischievous... blends, with humor and intelligence, the personal impressions of the filmmaker, who questions her own inability to be happy, with very knowledgeable research results.""–PELERIN MAGAZINEWhat makes a person happy? Does being happy improve our life? Can scientists measure happiness? Is there a psychological profile for a happy person? Is it possible to arrange our lives to be as happy as possible? And how, exactly, does one define happiness?
In HOW HAPPY CAN YOU BE? filmmaker Line Hatland, who admits to not being as happy as she'd like to be, seeks answers to these questions by interviewing and showing the work of some of the world's leading researchers on happiness, including psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and neuroscientists. Among many other things, we learn the three main factors contributing to happiness, including life circumstances, intentional activity (what one chooses to do), and one's genetic makeup.Filmed throughout the world—including the U.S., Greenland, Europe, and Asia—HOW HAPPY CAN YOU BE? combines the interviews with these leading figures in the positive psychology field with archival footage, scientific experiments, statistical data from the World Database of Happiness, questionnaires submitted during anthropological field trips, the filmmaker's family history and her bemused reflections on what she learns.Although it may not add up to a scientific guide to happiness, HOW HAPPY CAN YOU BE? examines many factors that determine the extent of satisfaction with one's life, and their implications for one's well being and social relationships.52 minutes/color/2005
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Line Hatland, fl. 2005, Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-, Paul Ekman, 1934-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Icarus Films
Topic / Theme
Psychological issues, Happiness Experiments, Facial Affect Experiments, Surveys, Observation Methods, Psychology, Emotion and Motivation, Genetics, Lifestyles, Life choices, Motivation, Happiness
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Medieoperatorene. Used by permission of Icarus Films.
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Emotion and Motivation
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Love, death and the pursuit of happiness: How evolution invented Hollywood
Professor John Galloway (UCL/UCLH Biomedical Research Centre & Eastman Dental Hospital) If Darwinian evolution made us, it seems no great step to supposing it also made our most treasured institutions. And what institution is more treasured than the great dream machine of Hollywood, with its stock-in-trade, both o...
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Professor John Galloway (UCL/UCLH Biomedical Research Centre & Eastman Dental Hospital) If Darwinian evolution made us, it seems no great step to supposing it also made our most treasured institutions. And what institution is more treasured than the great dream machine of Hollywood, with its stock-in-trade, both on and off set, of sexual chemistry, violent death, and happy endings. Evolution is surely the ghost in that particular machine?
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Date Published / Released
2010
Person Discussed
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Surveys, Emotion and Motivation
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation
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World Database of Happiness
The World Database of Happiness is an archive of research findings on subjective enjoyment of life .
It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.
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The World Database of Happiness is an archive of research findings on subjective enjoyment of life .
It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Observation Methods, Emotion and Motivation
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation
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Chasing Happiness, Episode 6, Happily Ever After
produced by Felicia Koh, fl. 2013, in Chasing Happiness, Episode 6 (London, England: TVF International, 2014), 23 mins
In this episode, Adrian Pong examines the link between music and happiness.
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produced by Felicia Koh, fl. 2013, in Chasing Happiness, Episode 6 (London, England: TVF International, 2014), 23 mins
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In this episode, Adrian Pong examines the link between music and happiness.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Felicia Koh, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
TVF International
Series
Chasing Happiness
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Biology and Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation, Cognitive neuroscience, Ear (anatomy), Auditory perception, Happiness
Copyright Message
Copyright © TVF International
Concept Discussed
Biology and Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation
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Classroom Activity 2: Happiness Experiments
The past affects our present level of happiness. We can make ourselves unhappy by brooding or ruminating over bitter, hostile, and resentful experiences. We can increase our happiness by savoring the past with gratitude, pride, and contentment. This jolt demonstrates how our current emotions are determined by the...
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The past affects our present level of happiness. We can make ourselves unhappy by brooding or ruminating over bitter, hostile, and resentful experiences. We can increase our happiness by savoring the past with gratitude, pride, and contentment. This jolt demonstrates how our current emotions are determined by the nature of our thoughts about the past. Distribute the questionnaire. Randomly distribute equal numbers of the two versions of the quest...
The past affects our present level of happiness. We can make ourselves unhappy by brooding or ruminating over bitter, hostile, and resentful experiences. We can increase our happiness by savoring the past with gratitude, pride, and contentment. This jolt demonstrates how our current emotions are determined by the nature of our thoughts about the past. Distribute the questionnaire. Randomly distribute equal numbers of the two versions of the questionnaire, one for each participant. (Everyone will assume they have the same questionnaire.) One questionnaire is the rumination questionnaire. It says, “Think back about last week. What were three unpleasant problems or obstacles that you encountered? List them briefly below.” Give instructions. Ask participants to take a couple of minutes to respond to the Last Week questionnaire. Emphasize that the answers are for their eyes only. Nobody will be required to share the responses with others. So participants can write short cryptic responses that only they understand. Check on the emotional response. After making sure that everyone has completed the questionnaire, ask participants to decide whether the act of responding to the questionnaire made them feel more positive or more negative than before. Ask participants who became more positive to stand up. Request the participants who became more negative people to remain seated. Check the impact of the questionnaire. Explain that you had two versions of the questionnaire. Read the item from the rumination version and the gratitude version to explain the difference. Ask participants to raise their hand (while continuing to be standing or sitting) if they received the gratitude questionnaire. Debrief participants. It is likely more of the people who are standing up will raise their hands (compared to those sitting down). Conduct a debriefing discussion to reveal that thinking about the past affects our emotions. Ask for real-world examples of this principle. Also ask how participants can increase their thoughts of gratitude about the past.
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Instructional material
Author / Creator
Sivasailam Thiagarajan, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2013
Person Discussed
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Surveys, Emotion and Motivation, Rumination (cognitive process), Happiness
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation
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David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful
The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you’re going, and above all, being grateful.
Brother David Steindl-...
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The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you’re going, and above all, being grateful.
Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Date Published / Released
2013
Person Discussed
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Surveys, Emotion and Motivation
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation
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This Emotional Life, This Emotional Life: Rethinking Happiness
produced by NOVA, in This Emotional Life (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 55 mins
The last episode, Rethinking Happiness, explores happiness. It is so critical to our well-being, and, yet, it remains such an elusive goal for many of us. We meet individuals facing major turning points in their lives — a job loss, a cancer diagnosis, the death of a child, an accident — as well as those facing...
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produced by NOVA, in This Emotional Life (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 55 mins
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The last episode, Rethinking Happiness, explores happiness. It is so critical to our well-being, and, yet, it remains such an elusive goal for many of us. We meet individuals facing major turning points in their lives — a job loss, a cancer diagnosis, the death of a child, an accident — as well as those facing more common struggles. We learn from the latest research that we often incorrectly predict what will bring us greater happiness, leadi...
The last episode, Rethinking Happiness, explores happiness. It is so critical to our well-being, and, yet, it remains such an elusive goal for many of us. We meet individuals facing major turning points in their lives — a job loss, a cancer diagnosis, the death of a child, an accident — as well as those facing more common struggles. We learn from the latest research that we often incorrectly predict what will bring us greater happiness, leading us to look for it in the wrong places. As the study of behavior turns more toward positive emotions, we explore the latest research on the activities and qualities that foster them, such as meditation, compassion, forgiveness and altruism. We also share the remarkable stories of resilient individuals that scientists are studying to learn more about us all, including a man who overcame an abusive childhood to become a renowned surgeon and a Vietnam veteran who survived torture, solitary confinement and seven years as a POW, yet emerged emotionally unscathed. Understanding why some people have the ability to bounce back after disaster strikes, while others do not, sheds light on how all of us can lead happier, more fulfilling lives.The film ends by coming full circle to the understanding that it is the quality of our relationships — with friends, family and the larger community — that ultimately defines our happiness.
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NOVA
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
This Emotional Life
Person Discussed
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Surveys, Psychologists, Emotions and feelings, Emotion and Motivation, Personality, Personality factors, Emotional states, Happiness
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Copyright © 2009 by Public Broadcast Service
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation, Personality
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This Emotional Life | Happiness | Resilience/Connecting | PBS
THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE, on PBS January 4-6, 2010: This three-part series represents what television does best. It opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. Hosted by Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psycholog...
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THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE, on PBS January 4-6, 2010: This three-part series represents what television does best. It opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. Hosted by Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Person Discussed
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Surveys, Emotion and Motivation
Concept Discussed
Emotion and Motivation
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