Authors: Barbara L. Fredrickson
spirituality and, 182–183
tendency toward, 92
vagus nerve and, 40–41, 53–58, 61
visual metaphor for, 17–18
PositivityResonance.com, 92, 98, 109, 127, 167
Postpartum depression, 33–34
Posture, 20, 68, 105
PPA (parahippocampal place area), 65–66
Prairie vole experiments, 48
Preparatory practices, 93–96
Princeton University, 42, 47
Radical acceptance, 132, 135
Rapport, 24, 71, 72
Relationship science, 10–11
Religion, 178–182
Resentment, 154–155, 156
Resilience, 8, 60, 77–81, 106, 142–143, 145
RNA, 190
Rodent research, 53
Romanian orphans, 33
Saddha
, 182
Sadness, 16
Safety, sense of, 19–20, 31, 32, 36, 68, 113, 129, 137, 141
“Saint Francis and the Sow” (Kinnell), 119
Salzberg, Sharon, 116–117, 119, 182, 183, 186
Sanskrit, 11
Self-absorption, 10, 67, 74, 95, 102, 103, 144, 156, 161, 162, 170
Self-acceptance, 116, 133–136
Self-aggrandizement, 114, 115, 129, 131, 155
Self-change, 92, 186
Self-compassion, 116
Self-criticism, 115, 129, 131, 137
Self-deprecation, 116
Self-diminishment, 113–114
Self-esteem, 19, 114–116, 138
Self-focus, 123
Self-help industry, 131
Self-interest/concern, 67, 161, 165–166
Self-love, 113–138
obstacles to, 113–114
Self-pity, 140, 144
Self-praise, 129, 130
Self-protection, 77
Self-reflection, 94, 186
Self-regulation, 34
Self-soothing techniques, 79
Self-talk, 128–132, 137
Serenity, 11
Sexual desire, 5, 7
Sexual intercourse, 48
Shared experiences, 75–76
Shared history, 32, 35, 47
Shared positive emotions, 17, 25, 169
Similarity, love and, 139–141
Simpsons, The
(television series), 127–128
Sincerity, 94
Smiles, 23, 50, 51, 68, 69
evolution of, 24–25
sincere and insincere, 94
types of, 21–22
Smoking, 86
Social comparisons, 139–141
Social connection, 92–93, 96–101, 145
Social engagement system, 40
Social Genomics Core Laboratory, University of California at Los Angeles, 190
Social resilience, 79–81
Social support, 156, 192–193
Solo activities, 93–95
Spiritual Evolution
(Vaillant), 182
Spirituality, 178–183
Sports, 69–70
Stress hormone, 50, 59
Stroke, 66, 86
Suffering
compassion and, 141–151
inevitability of, 106, 125
Supreme emotion, love as, 10, 14, 24, 194
Taipei brain imaging study, 46–47
Tales of the City
(Maupin), 152
Teach for America (TFA), 171, 173, 176, 177
Tenderness, 94, 104, 125
Thailand, 116
“Thank-yous,” 76
Thinking, Fast and Slow
(Kahneman), 167
Threat detection system, 19
Three loving connections exercise, 99–101
Touch, 20, 22, 39, 52, 148
Traherne, Thomas, 161, 184
Trust, 9, 28, 31, 32, 35, 48–50, 67
Unconditional love, 6, 20
University of California at Los Angeles, Social Genomics Core Laboratory, 190
University of Michigan, 70
University of North Carolina, 56
University of Virginia, 70
University of Wisconsin–Madison, 133
Vacharkulksemsuk, Tanya, 71, 72
Vagal tone, 54–58, 84, 85, 97, 183, 190
Vagus nerve, 40–41, 53–57, 60, 61
Vaillant, George, 182
Varieties of Religious Experience, The
(James), 180
Visualization, 107–109, 118, 120–122, 124, 125, 150–151, 156, 157, 163, 164
Western culture, 18, 39, 68, 116, 161
White blood cells, 85
Whitman, Walt, 113, 115, 134
Wills, Jeremy, 170–178
Wisdom, 21, 60, 81–84, 122
Wishful thinking, 105, 131
Work teams, 72–73, 81
Zurich study, 48–49