Concepts
The inability to experience joy or pleasure from the activities that used to be pleasurable
Anhedonia
Name the historical period that coincides with the emergence of modern concepts of happiness
Enlightenment
Boby McFerrin wrote this famous satirical song which was unironically used by Ronald Reagan in his election campaign?
"Don't worry be happy"
Name my two co-authors of the "Book on Happiness"
Nina Bagdasarova and Georgy Mamedov
Write out the "happiness formula" by Seligman (2002) on the board and explain its meaning
H=S+C+V
H= enduring level of happiness one experiences; S=genetic or biological ‘setpoint’; C= conditions or circumstances of one’s life (income/wealth, marriage, fulfilling social lives and religious belief); V=factors under your voluntary control
Theory that people return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative life events
Hedonic treadmill
When was the Happy Meal created by McDonald's?
1979
Will Smith stars in this 2006 biographical drama about a homeless salesman
The Pursuit of Happyness
To which medieval ruler can this quote be attributed?
I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: they amount to Fourteen: - O man! ‘place not thy confidence in this present world!’
Abd al-Rahman III
According to sociologist Emile Durkheim, what is the best suicide prevention measure any one person may take?
Strengthen their social bonds and connections with others
An ancient Greek concept of "flourishing" or "happiness," a deeper state of well-being achieved by living a virtuous life in accordance with reason
Eudaimonia
Which historical document names "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" as fundamental human rights?
"Cumpleaños feliz" is the Spanish translation of which famous song?
Happy birthday song
Which British anthropologist came up with the theory of "bullshit jobs"?
David Graeber
The government of Bhutan was the first one to suggest which measure of how well a country and its population is doing?
Gross National Happiness
Excessive celebration and glorification of marriage and weddings
Matrimania
Explain "the happiness curve"
Known as the U-shaped ‘happiness curve’, it plots life satisfaction across adulthood. It suggests that people are, on average, happiest in their 20s, and in old age
This song written as soundtrack for "Despicable me 2" was meant to be sarcastic, but instead became the anthem of happiness. Name the song and the author
"Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Who is the author of "The Managed Heart", the book that first introduced the concept of "emotional labor"?
Arlie Hochschild
In what year was "women's happiness" the agenda for International Women's Day march on the 8th of March?
2021
The excessive and often harmful belief that one must always remain positive, which leads to the suppression of negative emotions like sadness, anger, or fear
Toxic positivity
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for how many consecutive years by the 2025 World Happiness Report?
Eight consecutive years
Who directed the 2022 Kazakh film Baqyt (Happiness)?
Askar Uzabayev
Spell the first and last name of the author of the book on the optimal experience "The Flow"
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The three core components of self-compassion according to Neff’s theoretical model (Neff, 2016) are ...
self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness of suffering