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Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness

Description

 Positive psychology (dubbed "the science of happiness") is the scientific study of optimal human functioning and the conditions that lead to this. While traditional psychology has focused on discovering the causes and effective treatments of mental illness and has made great advances to this end positive psychology posits that we can do more. People come to us wanting to achieve more than simply "the absence of depression" as they want to be happy and fulfilled. Research in positive psychology has found that the interventions that lead to this latter state are distinct from interventions that treat mental illness. Positive interventions can be taught for different purposes: they can be a supplement to other therapeutic interventions they can be taught in their own right and/or they can be taught for the purpose of prevention of later psychological problems by building resilience. Topics studied in positive psychology include factors and interventions that lead to optimism resilience well-being fulfillment success and (of course) happiness. In this two-part interactive workshop we will review the research findings and the evidence-based interventions of positive psychology that can be applied in counselling and education settings as well as in our own lives 
 
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Overview

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  • Institution: Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Level: University
  • Language: English
  • Course Code: 0178
  • Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance

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