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Happiness, the science behind your smile, Daniel Nettle

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Happiness, the science behind your smile, Daniel Nettle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-212)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Happiness

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57414682

Responsibility statement

Daniel Nettle

Sub title

the science behind your smile

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Comfort and joy -- Bread and circuses -- Love and work -- Worriers and enthusiasts -- Wanting and liking -- Panaceas and placebos -- A design for living

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