The Science of Happiness: How our brains make us happy--and what we can do to get happier
Material type: TextPublication details: New York Marlowe 2006Description: xx, 297 p. : ill ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781569243282
- 152.42 KLE-S .PSY
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Book | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | 152.42 KLE-S .PSY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | DCB899 |
Happiness: What Is It? -- The Secret of Smiling -- Positive Feelings as a Compass -- The Happiness System -- The Malleable Brain -- The Passions -- Origins in the Animal Kingdom -- Desire -- Enjoyment -- The Dark Side of Desire -- Love -- Friendship -- Passion: A User's Manual -- A Strategic Consciousness -- Conquering our Shadows -- The Power of Perspective -- Rapturous Moments -- The Magic Triangle.
Draws on the latest findings in neuroscience and neuropsychology to explain the biological purpose and feasibility of happiness, in an account that offers insight into the motivational factors behind the pursuit of happiness and the conditions that are required to achieve it.
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