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Finding Happy! The Science of Happiness. Tamara Knapp-Grosz, Ph.D. Senior Director, Counseling and Testing Services University of North Texas. Activity 1 Brainstorm with Partner. What determines Your happiness?. Happier People Shawn Achor. Healthier More successful Live longer
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Finding Happy!The Science of Happiness Tamara Knapp-Grosz, Ph.D. Senior Director, Counseling and Testing Services University of North Texas
Activity 1Brainstorm with Partner What determines Your happiness?
Happier PeopleShawn Achor • Healthier • More successful • Live longer • Have more positive relationships • So much more!
The Science of HappinessDeterminants of Happiness Pie Chart(Sonia Lyubomirsky,2007)
You Can Impact Your Happiness! • Be willing to try something new! • Practice it with intention! • Don’t give up! • Get Support for Changes!
Benefits of Gratitudehttp://happierhuman.com/benefits-of-gratitude/
Activity 2The Doubler(Slatcher& Pennebaker, 2006) • For 2 minutes per day think of one positive experience that happened in last 24 hours • Bullet point every detail • Brain cant differentiate between visualization and actual experience so you have just doubled the positive experience! • Previous research from the University of Texas found that if you have a chronic neuromuscular disease, chronic fatigue and pain, and you do this for six weeks in a row, six months later, they can drop your pain medication by 50 percent.
Activity 3Scanning for Positives(Sood, 2015) • 21 days • 3 New things you are grateful for • Scan for positives instead of for threats • Be specific! For example instead of “I’m grateful for my son,” -you say, “I’m grateful for my son because he hugged me today, which means I’m loved regardless,” that specificity actually gets the brain stuck in a new pattern of optimism
Activity 4: Future Diary: Projected Accomplishment(Seligman, 2002)
Activity 5Plan for Getting Connected! • Relationships are #1 predictor of happiness! • Let’s get some ideas on how to connect here at UNT! • Service Opportunities for Students • Student Government • Student Clubs • Recreation and Fitness • Community involvement • What else? • What's your plan? Let’s write it down!
Activity 6 Your Happiest Days are Behind You!Robert Biswas-Diener
Activity 7 Home work • Forest Bathing • Blue Spaces
Take Home Bonus Activity The Gratitude Visit(Seligman, 2002)
References • Achor, Shaun (2010). The Happiness Advantage. • Lyubomirsky, Sonia (2007). The How of Happiness. New York: Penguin Books. • Slatcher, R.B. & Pennebaker, J.W. (2006). How do I love thee? Let me count the words:The social effects of expressive writing. Psychological Science, 17,660-664. • Seligman, Martin (2002). Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. Free Press. • Sood, Amit (2015. The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness. Boston, Ma: Decapo Press.