Happiness : what studies on twins show us about nature, nurture, and the happiness set-point / David Lykken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lykken, David Thoreson.

Contributor:

Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Happiness.

Physical Description:

279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Golden Books, ©1999.

Summary:

Dr. Lykken suggest that one way to extract the most enjoyment from life is to become an epicture of experience, by learning to think about and savor each pleasurable occurrence. He also offers practical ideas on how to be happy at work and in retirement; how to have happy babies, children, and families; and, especially, how to be happy in marriage. Finally, he explains how to forestall the depredations of those happiness thieves: depression, fear, and irritablity. In this entertaining, thoughtful, and often humorous book, Dr. Lykken shows us how an understanding of nature and nurture can help us create our own happiness.

Contents:

pt. 1. Heritability of happiness

ch. 1. This happy breed

ch. 2. Happiness set point: how and why people differ in their average feelings of well-being

pt. 2. Happiness makers

ch. 3. Effectance vs. entertainment

ch. 4. Epicure of experience

ch. 5. Happy in one's labor

pt. 3. Happy families

ch. 6. Happy parents

ch. 7. Happy babies

ch. 8. Happy children

ch. 9. Happy with one's pets

pt. 4. Problems of gender

ch. 10. Sex differences

ch. 11. How to stay happy though married

pt. 5. Thieves of happiness

ch. 12. Happiness thief 1: depression

ch. 13. Happiness thieves 2: fear and shyness

ch. 14. Happiness thieves 3: anger and resentment

pt. 6. Happy seniors

ch. 15. Happy in retirement

ch. 16. Final chapter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

158238004X

9781582380049

OCLC:

39556279