These two viewpoints, which appeared to be at odds with one another given the in-depth logical analysis of happiness, were reconciled by Jean Piaget. Piaget developed a unique set of tests early in his clinical career that revealed a link between children's awareness, anxiety, and happiness. According to Piaget, adults do not want children to develop the critical consciousness of sorrow, the misery of disappointment, or the horror of uncertainty. Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler both agreed with Piaget's point of view. Piaget contrasted "critical consciousness," which is the cornerstone of cont

Jean Piaget tried to reconcile these two viewpoints, which seemed incongruous with the years-long logical study of happiness. In his early years of clinical work, Piaget conducted a remarkable set of tests that clearly connected children's awareness, anxiety, and happiness. Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler supported Piaget in his belief that children needed to learn the things that adults did not want to learn, such as the critical consciousness of pain, the anguish of frustration, and the dread of uncertainty. Piaget contrasted between the notions that "Happiness" and "Anxiety" are formed from