218eMotion r eGulation Handout 6  (p. 5 of 10)
happine SS Wor DS
happiness satisfaction joviality exhilaration ecstasy
joy bliss triumph optimism gladness
enjoyment enthusiasm contentment zest pride
relief jolliness excitement eagerness elation
amusement thrill jubilation gaiety glee
enthrallment cheerfulness zaniness pleasure rapture
hope euphoria delight zeal
prompting e vents for f eeling h appiness
••Receiving a wonderful surprise.
••Reality exceeding your expectations.
••Getting what you want.
••Getting something you have worked hard for 
or worried about.
••Things turning out better than you thought 
they would.
••Being successful at a task.
••Achieving a desirable outcome.
••Receiving esteem, respect, or praise.••Receiving love, liking, or affection.
••Being accepted by others.
••Belonging somewhere or with someone or a group.
••Being with or in contact with people who love or like you.
••Having very pleasurable sensations.
••Doing things that create or bring to mind pleasurable sensations.
••Other:  
interpretations of e vents That p rompt f eelings of h appiness
••Interpreting joyful events just as they are, without adding or subtracting.
••Other:  
Biological c hanges and e xperiences of h appiness
••Feeling excited.
••Feeling physically energetic, active.
••Feeling like giggling or laughing.
••Feeling your face flush.
••Feeling calm all the way through.••Urge to keep doing what is associated with happiness.
••Feeling at peace.