UNIT 3 LAB QUESTIONS What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
Waldinger asks the question, “What keeps us healthy and happy as we go through life?” How would you answer this question? How does your answer relate to the eight dimensions of wellness?
What was the objective of the 75-year study that Waldinger is a director of? What made this study so rare?
What was the biggest takeaway from the study, as far as what the researchers learned about what keeps us healthier and happier?
How do good relationships help our health and well-being?
Why Do We Sleep?
How does this video on sleep fit into the eight dimensions of wellness?
Foster discusses some theories behind why sleep is so important. In his third theory, what examples does he give of how sleep helps us cognitively?
What are the dangers of not getting enough sleep? And what kind of impact does this have on our health?
On the whole, do you get enough sleep? How does this positively or negatively affect your health that you have noticed?
What is the connection between sleep and mental illness? How does this play into your understanding of the eight dimensions of wellness?