[merged] Everything on HAPPINESS

amazed · Post time 9-3-2008 06:42 PM

camtu gak dgn pencapaian dia dlm hidup, ade org setakat dapat gaji n bekerja dah happy .... but for some people, satisfaction must come along with the money n power to make him ultimately happy person...maybe the father is somebody in public?...

Human is always human, they hardly satisfied what they achieved or just be happy with what they have... however regarding feeling happiness - it is something you embrace with an open heart and fresh mind.. not because the genes you inherit from your parents ..

But then I think I might contradict a bit about my conviction.. because I believe the urge to drink and be an alcoholism is connected with the genes.. now how could I explain that, eh... God, I confused myself again

naden · Post time 10-3-2008 07:59 PM

bro amazed.. faktor genetik memang ada main peranan dalam bab psikologi
pernah belajar pasal ni dulu..

contohnya - kalau dalam sejarah keturunan tu pernah ada tok nenek yg ada penyakit psikologi,
contohnya macam schizophrenia, depression, atau ada yg pernah bunuh diri,
tak mustahil anak cucu dia akan ada penyakit yg sama..

tapi untuk rasa gembira, seorang manusia tu sendiri kena la usaha mencari kegembiraan tu..
kalaupun ada dalam gene penyakit bagai tu - then cuba elakkan dari terlalu stress
gene maybe mempengaruhi.. tapi bukan faktor utama atau alasan..

amazed · Post time 11-3-2008 02:15 AM

bro amazed.. faktor genetik memang ada main peranan dalam bab psikologi
pernah belajar pasal ni dulu..

contohnya - kalau dalam sejarah keturunan tu pernah ada tok nenek yg ada penyakit psikologi,
contohnya macam schizophrenia, depression, atau ada yg pernah bunuh diri,
tak mustahil anak cucu dia akan ada penyakit yg sama..

tapi untuk rasa gembira, seorang manusia tu sendiri kena la usaha mencari kegembiraan tu..
kalaupun ada dalam gene penyakit bagai tu - then cuba elakkan dari terlalu stress
gene maybe mempengaruhi.. tapi bukan faktor utama atau alasan..

bro naden.. aku setuju dgn ko ttg dari segi psychology mungkin ada factor genes influenced baka baka depa.. cam aku sebut tentang alcoholism tu.. yg tu mmg aku ada baca.. yg dari segi tendency committing suicide tu.. aku tak yakin sgt.. possibility tu mungkin ada tapi... aku rasa slim tho'

true about happiness.. ko nak happy.. seek for it.. jgn nak harap genes ko pulak as if kalu dalam genes ko .. ada great grandfudder ko commit suicide dulu.. ko tak akan dapat rasa happiness tu.. and as if kalu great grandmudder ko dulu happy kan main... ko pulak tak akan ada mental problem.. :re:

Atomic_Omnikid · Post time 11-3-2008 03:06 AM

Originally posted by amazed at 9-3-2008 05:34
Genetik tentukan rasa gembira

WASHINGTON D.C - Tahap kegembiraan individu dalam menjalani kehidupan sebenarnya dipengaruhi oleh baka keturunan mereka, menurut kajian Universiti Edinburgh terha ...

boleh saya tahu source news nie..dan lab aper yg conduct research nie..haku tak sanggup terima yg gene menentukan tahap kegembiraan,is much more like determined by life's trauma..

ajinomotonosuga · Post time 12-3-2008 08:33 AM

tidak ada kanak kanak yang happy bila dia sakit dan tidak ada orang tua yang happy bila dia nak mati.

amazed · Post time 12-3-2008 01:40 PM

Ko reckon? Ada orang tua yang rather mati kalu dia in pain.. so to speak...dia rasa much happier if he / she die instead of living with pain.. camana tu, ?

seribulan · Post time 14-3-2008 07:40 PM

interesting discussion on gene...

According to Darwin, natural selection is based on four principles. First, reproduction occurs within a natural environment. Second, the genes of a species, the basic units of life that contain the individual抯 traits, are passed on to offspring. These genes have a degree of random variability; that is, different characteristics are distributed among the members of a species. Third, because of the members of a species possess different characteristics, some members have a better chance of surviving in the natural environment than do others- and of passing their particular genetic traits to the next generation. Fourth, over thousands of generations, those genetic traits that aid survival in the natural environment tend to become common in a species, while those that do not tend to disappear.

Edward Wilson, an insect specialist, claims that human behavior is also the result of natural selection. Human behavior, he said, is no different from the behavior of cats, dogs, rats, bees, or mosquitoes- it has been bred into Homo sapiens through evolutionary principles. He deliberately set out to create a storm of protest, and he succeeded. He claims that religion, competition and cooperation, slavery and genocide, war and peace, envy and altruistic- all can be explained through sociobiology.

Pigs act like pigs because they don抰 have a cerebral cortex, and instincts to control their behaviour. So it is spider, elephants, and so on. But humans possess a self and have abstract thought. They discuss principles that underlie what they do. They decide on rational courses of action. They develop purposes and goals. They consider, reflect and make choices.

This controversy has turned into much more than simply an academic debate among scientists. Homeosexuals, for example, have found its outcome to be of high personal interest. If homosexuality is due to a choice of lifestyle, then those who consider that lifestyle immoral will use this as a basis to exclude homosexuals from full social participation. If however homosexuality is a due to genetic traits, then that reason for social exclusion is removed. Peter Conrad expresses the dominant sociological position when he points out that not all homosexuals have Xq28, the so-called 揼ay gene

Hakeme · Post time 14-3-2008 07:55 PM

It could be true.
But nowadays perhaps the main factor for a person to be happy depends on the way of life.
the surroundings and the way we are being brought up.

naden · Post time 17-3-2008 07:20 AM

Originally posted by Atomic_Omnikid at 11-3-2008 03:06 AM

boleh saya tahu source news nie..dan lab aper yg conduct research nie..haku tak sanggup terima yg gene menentukan tahap kegembiraan,is much more like determined by life's trauma..

tolong replykan utk bro amazed..

research by Dr Alexander Weiss (University of Edinburgh) ni banyak gak dipublish kat internet..
antaranya yg nad jumpa - in english - leh rujuk kat :

Happiness Is In The Genes atau Genes 'play key happiness role'

but read diz - respon & komen daripada Dr Alex Linley (Centre for Applied Positive Psychology, UK)
tentang research by Dr Weiss :

"there were several studies claiming a significant genetic basis for happiness, but it was
wrong for people to assume this was fixed and they couldn't change their happiness level"

so? boleh berubah kalau mahu berubah - Insya'Allah..
kena hapuskan mindset kalau la dalam trait genetic family tu ada kureng2 sikit ke..
cari & usahakan happiness tu sendiri - ia takkan bergolek depan kita camtu je
kena la usaha, kan! chaiyokk!!

naden · Post time 17-3-2008 07:32 AM

Happiness Is in the Genes
Fifty percent of sense of well-being comes from inherited personality traits, researchers say
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- The right genetic mix might lead to a lifetime of happiness, a new British study suggests.

" While it was known that around half the differences in happiness are related to genes, what we found was that those happiness-related genes are genes for personality, namely for being extroverted, emotionally stable and conscientious," said co-researcher Tim Bates, from the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

Because personality is relatively stable, this new research helps solve what was otherwise a real puzzle, namely why people tend to show stable differences in happiness, Bates said.

" It turns out that if we want to understand happiness, we will need to understand personality," Bates said. "An important implication is that personality traits of being outgoing, calm and reliable provide aresource, we called it affective reserve, that drives future happiness," he said.

In the study, Bates' team collected personality and happiness information on 973 twin pairs. The researchers were able to identify evidence for genes tied to certain personality traits and genes that predispose people to happiness.

There searchers found that people who don't worry excessively and are sociable and conscientious tend to be happier, according to the reportin the March issue of Psychological Science.

While happiness has a genetic component, about 50 percent of the difference in happiness between people results from relationships, physical health, and careers, Bates noted.

However, those lucky enough to have the right gene mix appear to have an extra supply of happiness that they can use when times are tough, the researchers reported.

" If people want to raise their own levels of well-being, our best advice is that they practice the kinds of behaviors that characterize calm, conscientious, extroverts," Bates said.

" Try and be active and social, even if with just a few people. Practice the things you find emotionally challenging, maybe even keeping a diary to help you keep a sense of reality, and allow you to reflect on which strategies work, and which do not. Then set yourself small achievable goals, and work at them. Count your blessings -- that's reflecting on what works in your life -- keep a sense of humility and work for those things you really want," he said.

One expert thinks the study contributes to the understanding of happiness, because it shows that happiness and personality share some of the same genes.

" The results of this study are consistent with previous research on the genetic roots of happiness, which has shown that approximately 50 percent of the variance in individual differences in happiness is determined by genes," said Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.

The unique contribution of this study is the finding that happiness appears to have the same genetic roots as personality -- both share genes, Lyubomirsky said. "This is intriguing, as we previously really didn't know what the genetic component of happiness really represented," she said.

source : MSN health & fitness

amazed · Post time 17-3-2008 11:22 AM

Thanks bro naden!! aku tak check thread ni few days - sebok dengan hal ehwal toilet dan yg sewaktu dgn nya.

Agul · Post time 18-3-2008 12:38 AM

It would be depressing to attrbute all these to natural predisposition determined by genes.

Go beyond the body, beyod the gene.

Heck, change the genome it doesn't matter.

raeshad · Post time 31-7-2008 12:00 PM

[quote][color= RoyalBlue]The cost of happiness,

Hors D

seribulan · Post time 31-7-2008 06:26 PM

Yup, we found that out already - insecurities...

I would say the cost of happiness- the free-for-all one would be
another person's smile...which would cost a-dear to that person...

leogal_1428 · Post time 24-9-2008 09:00 AM

Feeling anxious, stressed or sad? You have the option of wallowing in self-pity or picking yourself up and dusting off the blues. Here are some simple ways to make yourself feel better right now:

Choose to be happy!
Realise that happiness does not come from someone or something else. The real source of happiness is from WITHIN you. Stop whining, complaining and seeing the negative side of each situation. Revise your thinking, outlook and attitude. Remind yourself often by saying: I CHOOSE to be happy!

Count your blessings
Write down something you抮e grateful for every time you feel bad. If you can, keep a 慻ratitude journal

CurlySue · Post time 24-9-2008 06:39 PM

10 people with 10 different definition of Happiness. What is Happiness to you?

I asked 10 people what are their definitions of happiness, and here are their answers

揌appiness is living and enjoying what I do to the fullest, no regrets