Analytical Lens Paper- Writing through the lens of positive psychology
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Linguistics 12- Happiness Word Forms & Collocations
Section 2- Collocations: Collocations are two or more words that frequently go together. Below are some collocations related to Unit 2: Happiness
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Emotions & Gratitude: |
Money & Basic Needs |
Relationships |
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1. Emotional/ psychological well-being 2. Mental health 3. Take something for granted (to not appreciate something) 4. Pursuit of happiness/ to pursue happiness |
5. Socioeconomic status 6. Standard of living 7. Basic necessities 8. Basic needs 9. Make ends meet a. (to be able to afford food/ shelter) 10. Shelter 11. Housing 12. Quality of life 13. Spend money on |
14. Foster relationships 15. Cultivate relationships 16. Invest in relationships 17. Spend time on something 18. Spend time with someone |
Table #1:
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Noun |
Verb |
Adjective |
Adverb |
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1. Materialism Material goods Material possessions Material wealth |
XXX |
materialistic |
materialistically |
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2. satisfaction |
To satisfy + Direct Object |
(to feel/be) satisfied |
XXX |
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3. (un)happiness |
XXX |
Happy Unhappy |
(un)happily |
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4. fulfillment |
To fulfill |
Fulfilled (feeling) Fulfilling (characteristic) Unfulfilled Unfulfilling |
XXX |
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5. Contentment |
XXX |
Content (stress on 2nd syllable) |
contently |
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6. Success |
To succeed |
successful |
successfully |
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7. Achievement |
To achieve |
XXX |
XXX |
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8. Luxury (goods) |
XXX |
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Table #2:
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Noun |
Verb |
Adjective |
Adverb |
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9. Pursuit |
To pursue |
XXX |
XXX |
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10. Gratitude |
XXX
Be grateful |
grateful |
gratefully |
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11. Adaption Adaptation |
To adapt (to) |
XXX |
XXX |
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12. XXX |
XXX |
appropriate |
appropriately |
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13. XXX |
XXX |
proper |
properly |
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14. expense |
To spend _ on (past- spent) |
expensive |
Expensively |
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15. Wealth |
XXX |
wealthy |
wealthily |
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16. Money |
XXX |
Monetary |
Monetarily |
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16. XXX |
XXX |
Lavish |
Lavishly |
Collocation Answers
Collocation Chart 1:
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Word |
Collocation |
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1. Pursue happiness (E) 2. To take something for granted (B) 3. To make ends meet (C) 4. Quality of life (D) 5. Invest in relationships (A) |
A. In relationships B. For granted C. Ends meet D. Of life E. happiness |
Collocation Chart 2:
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Word |
Collocation |
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1. To spend money on (B) 2. Cultivate relationships (C) 3. Mental health (E) 4. Socioeconomic status (D) 5. Standard of living (A) |
A. Living B. On C. Relationships D. Status E. Health |
1. B- to make great strides: To make a lot of progress
2. H- Prosocial behavior: Actions that are good for society
3. J- deliberate: On purpose and intentional
4. E- It stands to reason: It is obvious or logical
5. N- To take something for granted: To fail to appreciate
6. D- Materialism: A love for material goods
7. K- To savor: To enjoy slowly and completely
8. I- Burnout (noun): A feeling of complete exhaustion
h. You can also say “to feel burned out”
1. M- susceptible: Likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
1. F- to adopt (adj) habits/ lifestyle: To incorporate an activity into your daily life
1. G- Psychological/emotional well-being: The state of being comfortable or happy
1. L- to posit: To suggest, to argue, to propose
1. C- The extent to which: “How much”
1. A- General propensity/ Natural inclination/ Natural tendency/ Inherent predisposition: A natural tendency to behave a certain way
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