MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
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Question
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people have absolutely no control over their own happiness.
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material possessions make people happy.
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people usually return to their normal happiness level.
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most people can keep their happiness levels high.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The hedonic treadmill (also known as hedonic adaptation) is a theory positing that people repeatedly return to their baseline level of happiness, regardless of what happens to them.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Hedonic well-being” describes a form of happiness related to the experience of pleasure and avoidance of displeasure or pain-as opposed to “eudaimonic well-being, ” which is thought to involve a sense of meaning and realizing one’s potential.
Detailed explanation-3: -The baseline level of happiness or well-being is known as the set point and is not necessarily emotionally neutral. However, it is most likely positive for most people but is not necessarily the same or at the same level for everyone.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yes, but only temporarily. In general, our happiness set point has the ability to increase around positive (such as winning the lottery) and negative (you do not perform well on an exam) events. However, eventually our happiness will return to our natural set point (with the exception of a few life events).