Happiness
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

"They don't care what happens to us." The situation of double orphans heading households in Rakai District, Uganda.

2 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: This article is based on information collected about the situation of double orphans who are heading households in Rakai District, Uganda. The information will be used as justification and guidance for planning actions to improve the ... Read more...

When nonsense sounds happy or helpless: The Implicit Positive and Negative Affect Test (IPANAT).

30 Aug 2009 This article introduces an instrument for the indirect assessment of positive and negative affect, the Implicit Positive and Negative Affect Test (IPANAT). This test draws on participant ratings of the extent to which artificial words subjectively ... Read more...

Perceived level of life enjoyment and risks of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: the Japan public health center-based study.

29 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Perceived level of life enjoyment, a positive psychological condition that reflects the ability to engage pleasurably with the environment, may relate to risks of cardiovascular disease. This prospective cohort study attempted to examine ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Happiness'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Parenthood from proof to practice] 29 Sep 2009
• "They don't care what happens to us." The situation of double orphans heading households in Rakai District, Uganda. 2 Sep 2009
• When nonsense sounds happy or helpless: The Implicit Positive and Negative Affect Test (IPANAT). 30 Aug 2009
• Perceived level of life enjoyment and risks of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: the Japan public health center-based study. 29 Aug 2009
• Maximizing quality of life in people living with epilepsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Fearful faces but not fearful eyes alone delay attention disengagement in 7-month-old infants. 30 Jul 2009
• The functional organization of preschool-age children's emotion expressions and actions in challenging situations. 30 Jul 2009
• Happiness and unhappiness in east and west: themes and variations. 30 Jul 2009
• Mastery of the mind East and West: excellence in being and doing and everyday happiness. 30 Jul 2009
• Wisdom and method: extraordinary practices for the realization of longevity and optimal health. 30 Jul 2009
• Optimism for the future of large animal practice. 13 Jul 2009
• An evolutionary perspective on the importance of community relations for quality of life. 11 Jul 2009
• Affect-regulation expectancies among Gamblers. 5 Jul 2009
• Eating disorders and multi-level models of emotion: an integrated model. 29 Jun 2009
• The causes and prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder: part I. 29 Jun 2009
• Could being happy give you a healthy heart? 29 Jun 2009
• Acoustic profiles of distinct emotional expressions in laughter. 29 Jun 2009
• Multiculturalism and subjective happiness as mediated by cultural and relational variables. 29 Jun 2009
• Do the opportunities for learning and personal development lead to happiness? It depends on work-family conciliation. 29 Jun 2009
• Daily family assistance and the psychological well-being of adolescents from Latin American, Asian, and European backgrounds. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Happiness'

Definition: Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification; joy.

Descriptor UI: D006240

Alternative terms: Happiness; Happinesses;

Tree Number: F01.470.516;

History Note: 74(70)

Technical Notes: no qualif; includes "joy"