Positive Psychology - II

Paper Code: 
PSY 423
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs): 

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. To introduce the basic concepts of the growing approach of positive psychology and understand its applications in various domains.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

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PSY423

 

 

 

 

 

Positive Psychology - II

The students will be able to –

CO139: Grasp basic cognitive states and processes in positive psychology. Transfer the theoretical concepts into practical setting.

CO140: Develop an awareness of applications and implications of positive psychology concepts and theories.

CO141: Promoting self-understanding, reflexivity and personal growth.

CO142: Equip himself/herself with the skill and competence to apply positive psychology principles in a range of environments to increase individual and collective wellbeing.

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: 
Resilience:
  • Developmental & Clinical Perspectives
  • Sources of resilience in children
  • Sources of resilience in adulthood and later
  • Successful aging
  • Growth through trauma
  • Conceptual models of resilience
  • Fostering resilience

 

12.00
Unit II: 
The Social Construction of Self esteem:
  • The Conventional View
  • Deconstructing Self Esteem
  • Cultural Emphasis and the Discourse of Self Esteem
  • Experience of Self Esteem
  • Social Import of Mood
  • Mood, Self Esteem and Discourse

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Self Efficacy:
  • Introduction
  • Source of Self Efficacy
  • Importance of Self Efficacy
  • Collective Efficacy
  • Enhancement of Self Efficacy

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Specific Coping Strategies:
  • Humor: Early responses to the phenomenon of humor
  • Current model and individual differences in humor
  • Current research findings
  • Spirituality: Defining spirituality, Discovery and Conservation of sacred
  • The Pursuit of Meaningfulness in Life: nature and needs of Meaning

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Applications of Positive Psychology:
  • Positive schooling-Components
  • Positive coping strategies
  • Gainful employment
  • Mental health: Moving toward balanced conceptualization
  • Lack of a developmental perspectives.

 

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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