chapter 8 review: happiness

Chapter 8 review: Happiness

-Happiness is a positive emotion (fear, anger, disgust, and sadness are negative emotions. However surprise can be a negative or a positive emotion)

-Difference between happiness and pain

              i Pleasure is only a physical sensation, which opposes to the sensation of pain.

-Difference between happiness and excitement

              i Excitement can be considered as a different emotion

              ii The opposite of excitement is boredom

-Three types of happiness

              i When pain stops

              ii Relief happiness (pleasure-happiness or excitement-happiness)

              iii Self-concept. (something happens enhancing your view of yourself)

-Intensity of happiness

              Mild happy: smile or a broad grin

              Ecstasy or joy: laughter with tears (comes with particular experiences, such as certain jokes)

              Smile however, often occurs when someone is not happy, when they are trying to mask their real emotions

              The intensity of happiness is primarily determined by the position of the lips

intensity of happiness: the position of lips "Unmasking the face, Paul Ekman, p104" 

contempt (mouth)+happiness(lower eyelid and cheeks)

"Unmasking the Face, Paul Ekman, p.109"

surprise (brows/forehead and eyes) +happiness (lower face including lower eyelid)

"Unmasking the Face, Paul Ekman, p.108"

Fear (eyes and brow/forehead) + happiness

"Unmasking the Face, Paul Ekman, p.111" 

Anger+happiness 

"Unmasking the Face, Paul Ekman, p.110"

Facial expression of happiness

     "  -Corners of lips are drawn back and up

       -The mouth may or may not be parted, with teeth exposed or not

       -A wrinkle runs down from the nose to the outer edge beyond the lip corners

       -The cheeks are raised

       -The lower eyelid shows wrinkles below it, and may be raised but not tense." (Unmasking the Face, Paul Ekman, p.112) 

"Unmasking the Face, Paul Ekman, p.112"