The Human Body Exhibit presented further thought than the obvious Physical information. The experience was very knowledgably, and provided me with serious thought that I will enjoy thinking about for a long time. There were studies done on choice and the relativity of happiness, technology and how it has impact on children’s minds, and a TED Talks video to wrap it up. The Chocolate experiment discussed how people with more choice in life tend to be less happy with their outcome of their choice. They used chocolate, and gave 3 sets of test subjects, 3 different quantities of chocolate to choose from, 30, 6, and 1. The group with 30 pieces to choose from showed to be the least satisfied with their decision. And those who had no choice and had only one to taste showed to be the happiest with the outcome. A film on the “re-wiring” of the youth through societies extreme advancement in technology also aided in a new understanding. It showed that technology with near instant satisfaction, can cause children to have the feeling of boredom in class. The Film lead the viewers to theory that being in control of choice such as with video games can directly cause boredom in the audible lectures of professors and instructors. The child will be presented with many life and learning experiences that won’t be pleasurable, that will direct them away from some essential experiences for proper development. This lack of Pleasure is from the effects of over stimulation of technology to the human senses. With a worldwide shift of the youths technology environment the human is under a huge change and will have a massive impact on society all together. Video games as well as being proven to cause more violence in one’s life also shows to have a relationship with the chocolate experiment. Happiness and choice. The “re-wiring” video briefly glimpsed on hedonic happiness, which is sistered with eudaimonic happiness. . Hedonic well-being views happiness as a factor of increased pleasure and decreased pain (video games, pain meds), and with eudaimonic (“human flourishing”) happiness has more to do with having a larger purpose or meaning in life (meditation, spirituality). With further research I found a recent study from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist Barbara Fredrickson, who revealed which form of happiness is more beneficial for health and well-being. The study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last year, found that while both types of happiness can make you feel good, euaimonic happiness promote physical health and longevity as well. The study explored how the two forms of happiness affected individuals on a genetic level with blood samples and questionnaires. Participants with more hedonic and less eudaimonic well-being were found to have a lower production of virus-attacking antibodies, while those with more eudaimonic well-being experienced an increase in antibody production. In conclusion it further makes my personal belief that true happiness comes with the simple free gifts in life, and its gift needed in return is gratitude. Constant environmental bombardment with technology, video games, and chocolate should not effect a soul’s direction to happiness. The human body is just a body, but the human consciousness is life altering. The two studies provide validity in the thought that simplicity and gratification go hand and hand. As a Nurse I believe happiness plays a large roll in healing, and the daily dose of joy, comfort, and compassion I give my patients will greatly increase each person’s healing experience on many levels.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:11:42 +0000
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