28 JUN 2013 by ideonexus
Happiness as a Psychiatric Disorder
It is perhaps premature to attempt an exact definition of happiness. However, despite the fact that
formal diagnostic criteria have yet to be agreed, it
seems likely that happiness has affective, cognitive and
behavioural components. Thus, happiness is usually
characterised by a positive mood, sometimes described
as 'elation' or 'joy', although this may be relatively
absent in the milder happy states, sometimes termed
'contentment'. Argyle, in his review of the relevant
empirical literature, ...Folksonomies: disorder psychiatry
Folksonomies: disorder psychiatry
Happiness makes people irrational, gives them a skewed perception of themselves and others, and instill them with a desire to make others happy--a mirror of why depression is seen as a disorder.