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Maxime Lagacé

This Emotional Life: Why Does Religion Make People Happier? | World of Psychology - 1 views

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  • Many studies find that religious people on average are happier. But since not all religious people are happier, and not all religious beliefs seem to lead to happiness, we have to search for the “active ingredient” in what aspect of religion might increase feelings of well-being.
  • spirituality can focus us on larger causes than our own personal welfare, and this can give us purpose and meaning
  • People meet other like-minded people at church, and in many instances can count on those folks when they need help
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  • religion can help happiness is that it provides a moral compass, rules to live by
  • religion can provide answers to large questions, such as where did the universe come from, why is there evil, etc
  • the common causes of happiness: Having supportive relationships is very important. We found that all happy people have them. Being a supportive person to others is also important. People who help others seem to be better off. Some data show that people who help others a lot are healthier. Having purpose and meaning in life is important, a devotion to people or goals that are larger than ourselves. Finding activities in which one can use one’s talents and strengths, including one’s work
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      Maxime Lagacé on 08 Jan 10
       
      In other words, to be happy, we need to feel important and feel we progress toward something important to us.
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    Many studies found that religious people are happier.  This article talks about the ingredients of religion that might increase feelings of well-being.
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How to Raise an Olympic Athlete | Psychology Today - 0 views

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    Focus on their happiness, Foster self-discipline, Practice, practice, practice, Also practice dealing with failure, Eat dinner together
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The Dramatic Rise of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: Is It Connecte... - 4 views

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shared by Maxime Lagacé on 27 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Rates of depression and anxiety among young people in America have been increasing steadily for the past fifty to seventy years.
  • Rates of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents were far lower during the Great Depression, during World War II, during the Cold War, and during the turbulent 1960s and early ‘70s than they are today. The changes seem to have much more to do with the way young people view the world than with the way the world actually is.
  • One thing we know about anxiety and depression is that they correlate significantly with people's sense of control or lack of control over their own lives.
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  • Twenge cites evidence that young people today are, on average, more oriented toward extrinsic goals and less oriented toward intrinsic goals than they were in the past. For example, a poll conducted annually of college freshmen shows that most students today list "being well off financially" as more important to them than "developing a meaningful philosophy of life," while the reverse was true in the 1960s and '70s.
  • Twenge suggests that the shift from intrinsic to extrinsic goals represents a general shift toward a culture of materialism, transmitted through television and other media. Young people are exposed from birth on to advertisements and other messages implying that happiness depends on good looks, popularity, and material goods.
  • Maxime Lagacé on 27 Jan 10
     
    The education system is bases on accumulation of knowledge, tests, grades.  Children are not happy in that system.  There is a dramatic rise in anxiety and depression.  They should play more to learn better.
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