Positive Psychology I

Paper Code: 
PSY 323
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives :

  • This course seeks to help the students in understanding the emergence of self from developmental, experimental, humanistic and Indian perspectives, with the goal to enhance their personal growth & well-being and that of others in their contact.

 

Course Outcomes:

  • CO96: Appreciating and understanding the meaning and conceptual approaches to happiness and well-being.
  • CO97: Being able to locate the diversity in the experiences of happiness with individual’s life span and across different domains.
  • CO98: Learning the various pathways through which positive emotions and positive traits contribute to happiness and well-being.
  • CO99: Being able to identify the key virtues and character strengths which facilitate happiness and well-being.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Positive psychology:

Definition; goals & assumptions; Eastern & Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology.

12.00
Unit II: 
Positive Emotional States and Processes:

Defining Emotional Terms: Affect, Emotions, Happiness;  SWB: living a Pleasurable Life; Subjective Well Being: History, Theoretical Approaches and Demographics; PERMA model of well being. 

12.00
Unit III: 
Positive Cognitive States and Processes:

 Optimism: Expectancy-Value Models of Motivation, Relation with subjective well-being, pessimism and coping; Hope: Introduction to hope theory, looking through positive psychology lens; Mindfulness; Flow.

12.00
Unit IV: 
Strenghts and Positive Outcomes

Strength:  Concept, Classification and Measures-Gallup’s Cliftion Strengths finder, VIA Classification, 40 Developmental assests, Identifying Personal Strengths; Wisdom as a Strength: Optimal development and study of wisdom as scientific discourse about good life, Psychological Theories of Wisdom, Berlin Wisdom Project, linkages with psychological theories of Motivation and Values

12.00
Unit V: 
Classification of Values:

Relationship connection: History, Minding Model-Knowing and Being Known, Attribution, Acceptance & Respect, Reciprocity in Minding, Continuity and Minding; Compassion: Basic Requirement and Classification,  Absence and Evidence of compassion, Nature of suffering and Knowing others; Forgiveness: meaning and measures of forgiveness; Gratitude: Emotional Response of life and Basic Virtue of Insight

Essential Readings: 
  • Baumgardner, S. R. & Crothers M. K. (2010). Positive psychology. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
  • Carr, A. (2004). Positive Psychology: The science of happiness and human strength. UK: Routledge.
  • Peterson, C. (2006). A Primer in Positive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize: Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. New York: Free Press/Simon and Schuster.
  • Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (2007). Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (2002). Handbook of Positive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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