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The pursuit of happiness can end in pain
Maggie Mulqueen, psychologist
Focusing on happiness can lead to perfectionistic tendencies as people try to sustain what is actually a brief and elusive emotion. Instead of promoting happiness as the elixir for life, our society needs to explore how people can find contentment. Unlike happiness, a state of contentment is long-lasting and provides a strong base for mental health. Discovering what makes us feel content and pursuing that help protect us from stress. The pressure people feel to be happy can also be corrosive to establishing a strong sense of self. A patient of mine recently lost 75 pounds.
Everyone who sees her congratulates her and expects her to be happy about this accomplishment. Rather than being supported by all these compliments, she feels tremendous pressure to present a happy face to the outside world. How gratifying it ___________ for her if people asked “How do you feel?” rather than stating “You must be so happy!”
🔗 Adapted from: NBC News
🟨 QUESTÃO 29
According to the text, we can infer that:
🄰 happiness and contentment are different.
🄱 finding out contentment is extremely stressful.
🄲 happiness lasts for more time than contentment.
🄳 one of the author’s patients felt genuinely happy when she received a compliment.
🔐 Gabarito trancado (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O texto estabelece um contraste claro entre happiness e contentment. A autora afirma que a felicidade é breve e difícil de sustentar, enquanto o contentamento é duradouro e oferece uma base sólida para a saúde mental. Essa oposição permite inferir que os dois conceitos não são equivalentes.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ✅ happiness and contentment are different.
Inferência direta do contraste explícito feito no texto.
🚩 Pegadinha: afirmação simples, mas exige leitura global do argumento.
(B) ❌ finding out contentment is extremely stressful.
O texto diz que o contentamento ajuda a proteger do estresse, não o contrário.
🚩 Pegadinha: inversão da relação causa–efeito.
(C) ❌ happiness lasts for more time than contentment.
O texto afirma explicitamente que o contentamento é mais duradouro.
🚩 Pegadinha: contradição direta com o trecho “Unlike happiness… long-lasting”.
(D) ❌ one of the author’s patients felt genuinely happy when she received a compliment.
O texto afirma que a paciente sentiu pressão, não felicidade genuína.
🚩 Pegadinha: confundir expectativa social com sentimento real.
🧠 Resumo Final
✔ Texto diferencia felicidade de contentamento
✔ Contentamento é duradouro; felicidade é momentânea
✔ Inferência correta exige leitura conceitual
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: (A)