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HTTP:: New Approach to Boosting General Happiness
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Happiness is a word many of us use to describe emotional states, and its meaning is clear to everyone. But, among scientists, determining a clear definition of the word proves to be a bit of a head scratcher. Finding out where the trait comes from is even more difficult. Some schools of thought propose a genetic origin for happiness, as in parents passing on predispositions to their children, while others believe that people develop the state of mind over the years. There are of course those who propose a mixed approach to determining its origins, and argue for a combination of the two theories. Recently, at the World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine, held in Torino, Italy, the current progress in the field of happiness research has been discussed. Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) professor of Psychiatry Robert Cloninger, speaking at the scientific gathering, presented new data on the correlations that were inferred to exist between the state of mind and inherit!
ed personality traits. He also illustrated how the connections can be changed over the years, as the genetic predispositions shift or evolve, AlphaGalileo reports. The professor argued that enhancing positive emotions, character development, life satisfaction, and spirituality should be one of the key focuses of psychiatry today, rather t...
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