Biological Determinants
Happiness and Gender
Feel Good Movies
Positive Psychology
Happiness Facts
100
This part of the brain is responsible for happiness and memories.
What is the hippocampus?
100
They are the happiest gender.
What are men?
100
A romantic screenwriter who secretly wished he had lived in the 1920s arrives in Paris with his fiancee. It seems that their vacation in a place like this can only go perfectly. Suddenly, Gil’s dreams start coming true...
What is Midnight in Paris?
100
Positive psychology studies this.
What is happiness?
100
Document promising "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
What is the declaration of independence?
200
The result of low levels of dopamine and serotonin.
What is depression?
200
The gender that is less likely to commit suicide.
What are women?
200
"You keep trying to pick a fight, but I'm still just happy you're alive."
What is The Incredibles?
200
Can happiness be learned?
YES
200
Children do not generally increase their parents' happiness. But when their children have this age, the parents tend to get happier again.
What is 18 years?
300
This chemical motivates us to achieve our goals and gives us a feeling of pleasure when we manage to achieve our goals.
What is dopamine?
300
The decade when women have last been happier than men.
What are the 1970s?
300
Terry Gilliam’s visually stunning film has Robin Williams in one of his most challenging and touching roles. It is a beautiful story of redemption and forgiveness and of love and madness.
What is The Fisher King?
300
The two parts of the face that are involved in a smile.
What are the mouth and eyes?
300
One of the happiest jobs in America
What is an actor, a clergy, an architect and a firefighter?
400
Actions that can increase the endorphin levels in our body. (Name at least two)
What is laughing (expecting to laugh), smelling vanilla, eating dark chocolate or spicy food?
400
The amount of minutes that women spend more with unpleasant activities compare to men.
What is 90?
400
The ultimate romantic comedy, feel-good movie and Christmas movie rolled into one. The all-star cast includes Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson and Billy Bob Thornton. At our house, we have friends over every year in early December and watch it together.
What is Love Actually?
400
The average amount of times a normal person smiles per day.
What is 20 times.
400
The amount of years that happy people are expected to live longer than unhappy people.
What is 20 years?
500
40% of your happiness is controlled by this.
What are thoughts, actions and behaviors?
500
The reason why women do not like spending time with their parents.
What are duties like helping to clean, planning family gatherings and generally helping with other stuff?
500
“Here at Globo Gym we’re better than you, and we know it.”
What is Dodgeball?
500
The average amount of times a child smiles per day.
What is 400 times?
500
Which foods can make you feel happier?
Foods like nuts, chicken and milk all contain higher levels of tryptophan, which can lead to the production of serotonin, a chemical that helps induce calm and happiness.
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