Paradox Of Happiness

Javier Rodriguez Goire

Book Assignmeng1 The Paradox of Happiness

Page 5 A Fact-Finding Exercise

1. True

2. False - They find little relationship between the two.

3. False - Happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone heritage.

4. True

5. False - You can increase your happiness thought your own action.

6. True


Page 6 B ReadingAnalysis

1. Read lines 6-9: ‘’ You’d think that the higher a person’s level of unhappiness , the lower their level of happiness and vice versa.’’

A. Vice versa means that
-the lower a person’s level of unhappiness, the higher their level of happiness.

B. Vice versa means
* the reverse is true.

2. Read lines 9-11. What does the two refer to?
-Positive and negativeemotions.


3. Read lines 14-16. Miserable means.
-Uncomfortable or unhappy.

4. Read lines 16-19

A. What does back up mean?
-Support

B. ‘’Studies indicate that a genetic predisposition for unhappiness may run in certain families. On the other hand, happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s heritage.’’ This sentence means that
-The tendency to be unhappy is inherited,but happiness is not.

C. Complete the following sentence with the appropiate choice: John is happy being a student in another country because he can study what he wants. On the other hand, he is unhappy because
-he is far from his family and friends


Pag 7

5. Read lines 39-45.

A. According to the University of Minnesota study, what is happiness?
-The capacity to enjoy life.B. How do you know?
-Because in the study, those twins that stayed together used to be more alike with the other.

C. Why is the phrase some without contact for as long as 64 years separate separated from the rest of the sentence by dashes (---)?
-To indicate a break in thought or to set an appositive off from the rest of the sentence

6. Read lines 53-56.

A. What are someof the everyday pleasures on the list that the students read? –Things like going to a movie, talking with friends or play cards.

B. How do you know?

Because the psychologist of the Arizona University co an experiment and they asked the students about it.

8. Read lines 59-61

A. Those who didn’t refers to
-The students who didn’t increase the number of favoriteactivitiesB. In this context, largely means
-mostly

Page 8 C Information Organization

l. What New Research Show about Happiness and Unhappiness

A. The tendency to feel unhappy may be in your genes.
B. Both can coexist like love and hate in a close relationship.
C. Those who did more of the things they enjoyed were happier that those who didn’t.

ll. Studies on theRole of Genetics in Happiness and Unhappiness.

A. University of Southern California

1. Subjects:
899 individuals (identical and fraternal twins, grandparents, parents and young adult offspring)



2. Results:
Family members resemble more unhappiness, but the identical twins used to be more close than fraternal twins.

3 Conclusion:Happiness can be a genetic component.


B. University of Minnesota

1. Subject:
Twins (some raised together and other who had grow apart)

2. Results:
a. In terms of happiness,
Twins who raised separated were considerably less alike then those who raise together.

b. In term of unhappiness,
Both class of twins were similar

3. Conclusion:
Those whostay connected are happier.

Page 9

lll. The implications of the Studies on Happiness and Unhappines
A. Genes only predispose a person to unhappiness
B. Unhappiness is less influenced by the enviroment
lV. Arizona State University Experiment on Happiness
A. Subjects: students
B. Experiment:
1. Ask for a list of everyday pleasures
2. Instruct some...