Positive Psychology I

Paper Code: 
PSY 323
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):   

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. 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 (COs):

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSY 323

 

 

 

 

 

Positive Psychology - I

The students will be able to –

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.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

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 assets
  • 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: 
2019-20
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