"Happiness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification; joy.
| Descriptor ID |
D006240
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.516
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Happiness" by people in Profiles.
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Clarifying the construct of perfectionism. Assessment. 2012 Jun; 19(2):146-66.
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Reactions to facial expressions: effects of social context and speech anxiety on responses to neutral, anger, and joy expressions. Biol Psychol. 2004 Mar; 66(1):63-78.
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Facial emotion recognition in schizophrenia: intensity effects and error pattern. Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Oct; 160(10):1768-74.
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Brain activation during facial emotion processing. Neuroimage. 2002 Jul; 16(3 Pt 1):651-62.
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Membership in different types of voluntary associations and psychological well-being. Gerontologist. 1976 Aug; 16(4):335-9.