c) Play is an activity for pleasure (Piaget, 1999) and it is intrinsically motivating, that is, it is
pleasurable for its own sake and is not dependent on external rewards (Blanchard&Cheska 1985, Csikszentmihalyi, 1990, Pellegrini, 1995).
It may be that the comforting response to
pleasurable food is actually an innate biological coping mechanism.
And just as those studies suggest benefits come from having a glass a day consistently, rather than cycles of deprivation and binge drinking, the potential cardiovascular benefits of positive affect would come from
pleasurable activities on a daily basis and not saving up fun for weekends and vacations only.
Only 19% rated drinking as "very much" or "quite a bit"
pleasurable. In contrast, 93% of participants rated listening to music as "very much," "quite a bit," or "moderately"
pleasurable, while 89% and 87% gave these ratings to eating good food and being with friends, respectively, according to Dr.
Most of my reloading these days is designed around powerful, yet
pleasurable loads.
The first thing you must do is decide you want to change...." In this easy-to-read self-help guide, Reid offers simple ways to lift your spirits and reconnect with the
pleasurable things in your life that may have gotten overshadowed or neglected due to everyday challenges.
Ray Cunningham, of Northumberland County Council's crime reduction team, said: "We are working to ensure the run up to Christmas remains a safe and
pleasurable experience.
Interspersed with beautiful color photographs, Change Your Life Through Travel does not offer specific travel plans or routes, but rather is packed with ideas for taking charge of the
pleasurable, spiritual, and life-enriching aspects of travel.
"Eating needs to be
pleasurable." Plus, children's nutritional needs are much greater than adult needs.
Because grapes ferment on the vine if invaded by a particular bacteria, the
pleasurable effects of alcohol consumption were probably discovered by accident.
Using contraceptive devices, they separate the unitive end (two persons giving themselves to the other without reservation) of the sexual act from its procreative end, the same way decadent Rome, through the use of vomiting agents, separated the biological and
pleasurable ends of eating.
Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, who heads the Eastern Rite Catholic church, issued a pastoral letter to urge parishioners to combat the growing feeling that children are a nuisance to
pleasurable life.
If you're looking for a
pleasurable page-turner, Amazing Disgrace fits the bill.
Sankaranka, Artcore and Flavors of Haiti all will open at 111 Front Street, adding to the aesthetically
pleasurable district that bursts with art, business, residences, great dining and shopping.
These shafts hit their targets with
pleasurable accuracy, and the comparison with the homespun effectiveness of architect-free balloon frame stick construction and truckable 'Park Homes' in the USA, Scandinavia and here in the UK is timely, and to the point.
