PSY 372 - Positive Psychology

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Bryant University

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Session Cycle: Fall or Spring Yearly Cycle: Annual This course is a detailed analysis of what makes life worth living, optimal human functioning, and the building of positive qualities throughout the life span. This course focuses on the current findings from positive psychology including (1) antecedents of subjective well being (happiness) from birth through death, (2) optimal human functioning and human excellence across the life span, (3) development of positive individual traits including virtue, interpersonal strength, self-determination, wisdom, altruism, optimism, and integrity, and (4) the study of collective or societal well being. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Division Applied Psychology Department Course Attributes: Applied Psychology Major, Liberal Arts Elective, Psychology Minor, Social Science Mode of Thought

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bryant.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 232-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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