The theoretical framework explaining how people return to baseline happiness levels despite positive or negative life events through psychological and physiological adaptation mechanisms.
Example: Research showing that lottery winners and paraplegics eventually return to similar happiness levels as control groups, demonstrating adaptation processes.
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