The how our brains make us happy--and what we can do to get happier Klein, Stefan 1965- creator author. Lehmann, Stephen author. text bibliography nyu Cambridge, MA Da Capo Press c2006 2006 monographic eng ger

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xx, 297 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm. Clinical psychologists have been dealing with miserable feelings since their discipline was established. In the last 30 years, neuroscientists have made major headway in the understanding of the sources of anger, depression, and fear. Today, whole industries profit from this knowledge -- producing pills for every sort of pathological mood disturbance. But until recently, few neuroscientists focused on the subject of happiness. Now, in The Science of Happiness, leading German science journalist Stefan Klein ranges widely across the latest frontiers of neuroscience and neuropsychology to explain how happiness is fostered in our brains and what biological purpose it serves (and, importantly, how we can control our negative feelings and emotions). In addition, he explains the neurophysiology of our passions (the elementary rules of which are hardwired into our brains), the power of consciousness, and how we can use it. In a final section, Klein explores the conditions required to foster the "pursuit of happiness." A remarkable synthesis of a growing body of research that has not heretofore been brought together in one accessible book, The Science of Happiness will ultimately help each of us understand our own quest for happiness -- and our fostering of it, as well. 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. Stefan Klein ; translated by Stephen Lehmann. #1 International Bestseller Includes bibliographical references and index. Lauron, Rodello General Education General Education : Psychology English (translated from German) Happiness 156924328X University of Cebu-Banilad 060123 20250731102949.0 14238094