HAPPINESS AND HEALTH

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(Slashed with IHS 42779 ) Happiness is a common life goal, yet how to achieve or maintain can be a challenge. The things people think should make them happy don’t; and the things that have been proven to increase happiness are often a surprise. In this class, students explore proven methods to increase happiness, confront the common myths and misperceptions around it and discover how happiness is defined by cultures outside the United States. Students also explore how happiness is related to academic performance, immune function, diet, stress, heart disease and life expectancy.