Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Overchoice, The Roots, Active Listening

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Sarah Babcock

Document Summary

Technological advances have not led to perceptible improvement in our collective health and happiness. Time-saving devices, but we don"t have enough time lack of sleep + shorter vacays. Increased range of life choices, but we suffer from choice overload rumination, post-decision regret, anticipated regret. Economic abundance and affluence, but we don"t feel good about our financial well-being. Compulsive buying syndrome: characterized by uncontrollable, impulsive, excessive shopping for unneeded and often unaffordable things. People who score high in materialism tend to report somewhat lower levels of subjective well-being than others. Most of us are in over our heads . Obsession with self-improvement that undermines individuals" sense of security and satisfaction with their identity. Affluenza a compulsive need to accumulate more, better, and newer stuff. The basic challenge of modern life has become the search for meaning, a sense of direction, and a personal philosophy.