Psychiatry and Psychology

Happiness

Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Highly pleasant emotion characterized by outward manifestations of gratification.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Gladness
  • Joy
  • Happinesses

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History Note

74(70)

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Previous Indexing

  • Emotions (1966-1969)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. F01.470w.516w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Happiness. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006240. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006240
  2. Happiness. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness
  3. Happiness. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8