Happiness and Satisfaction Quiz

What are the three big things that make up happiness according to the professor?

• Pleasure, meaning, success

• Enjoyment, purpose, satisfaction

• Enjoyment, meaning, success

• Pleasure, purpose, satisfaction

What is the difference between pleasure and enjoyment?

• Pleasure is reward-based, enjoyment is automatic

• Pleasure is psychological, enjoyment is neurological

• Pleasure is ancient, enjoyment is modern

• Pleasure is automatic, enjoyment involves other people

What is the paradox of finding meaning in life?

• Meaning requires pleasure

• Meaning requires suffering

• Meaning requires happiness

• Meaning requires success

What is the most difficult element of happiness for people to master?

• Purpose

• Pleasure

• Enjoyment

• Satisfaction

What is the concept in neuroscience that explains the tendency to go back to a baseline, either physiologically or psychologically?

• Hemostasis

• Homeostasis

• Hypostasis

• Homeopathy

What is the purpose of homeostasis according to the professor?

• To increase the level of satisfaction

• To prevent people from experiencing happiness

• To maintain equilibrium for survival

• To keep people in a state of fear

What is the secret to lasting satisfaction according to the professor?

• Managing worldly possessions

• Managing wants, not haves

• Maximizing worldly desires

• Maximizing wants, not haves

What are the good four things that can give stable and lasting satisfaction?

• Success, ambition, competition, fame

• Faith, family, friends, work

• Material possessions, relationships, achievements, status

• Money, power, pleasure, fame

What does the professor mean by 'faith' in the context of achieving satisfaction?

• A formal religious faith

• A sense of the transcendent

• A sense of grandeur

• All of the above

What is the professor's advice for managing wants?

• Pursue worldly possessions to satisfy your cravings

• Ignore your cravings and focus on haves

• Make a list of cravings and renounce them

• Make a list of cravings and pursue them