PSYC 321 - Happiness, Well-Being and Human Strengths

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

PSYCHOLOGY

Description:

Students will be provided a broad overview of the field of positive psychology, which is concerned primarily with human happiness, well-being, and human strengths. Positive Psychology stands in contrast to general psychology, which compares the individual to the average or norm, and it also stands in contrast to abnormal psychology, which has as its focus those individuals who suffer as a result of maladaptive behavior. In contrast, positive psychology is interested in the factors that make people not just ordinary, but extraordinary. Rather than a study of mental illness or mental normality, positive psychology is the study of human flourishing. Pre-requisite: PSYC 203 Course Objectives (1) Understand the basic foundations of positive psychology, including how the field is defined and the role of emotions and motivation in positive psychology. (2) Describe the common structures of positive emotional states, and express an understanding of key concepts such as subjective well-being, joy, leisure, optimal experience and performance, wellness, health psychology and positive coping. (3) Describe enduring positive human traits, including excellence, aesthetics, creativity, genius, positive mental health and religion/spirituality, and be able to identify evidence for the antecedents and consequences of these traits, as well as interventions for enhanced well-being.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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