n â SelbstgefÃ¤lligkeit f; (over sbâs misfortune or failure) â Schadenfreude f; it wasnât pleasant to listen to their gloating â es war kein VergnÃ¼gen, ihren selbstgefÃ¤lligen Reden/schadenfrohen Bemerkungen zuzuhÃ¶ren; their gloating over their own success â ihre selbstgefÃ¤llige Freude Ã¼ber ihren Erfolg.
The mind is definitely stronger than the body. The mind is a very powerful thing, it controls your emotions, reactions, and it attracts negative or positive things to your life, depending on your attitude towards life, If you're a positive person, positive things are more than likely to happen to you.
According to a team of researchers at the University of Cologne in Germany, where you stand on this mind-body question can have a major effect on your health. The study (published in Psychological Science) finds that if you believe the mind is separate from the body, you are less likely to exercise and avoid junk food. Moreover, the researchers were able to manipulate peopleâs health behaviors by priming them with either a mind-body or dualist perspective.