EII 5_LC Reading 8

1. 1. According to the text, what could influence your level of contentment?

1. 2. Which group of people is interested in the practical implications of the research into happiness?

1. 3. Which two factors are researchers able to study in their attempt to find reasons why some people are dissatisfied?

1. 4. Happiness represents ................... in the minds of people from western countries.

1. 5. One of the implications of the Asian attitude is that being unhappy does not make individuals feel ...............................

1. 6. An individual's level of satisfaction is partly determined by how closely they conform to their own ........................

1. Researchers have found that in developed countries happiness has not increased in line with (7) .....................

1. In their opinion, the fact that people have more money feeds their obsession with buying things and this acts as a (8) ............................

1. Their theory is illustrated by the fact that there is a higher than average incidence of mental problems among (9) ...................... who have materialistic concerns.

1. There is also general agreement that people would be happier if they concentrated on (10) ......................... rather than their financial or social status.