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Positive Psychology: What's Right With Me –
psy220
(3 credits)
How much control do we have over our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? What does it mean to be “free”? This course offers the student a contemporary and relevant approach to the study of psychology and, in the process, the opportunity to learn more about themselves. In the course, the student will be able to evaluate, understand, and build on their psychological strengths and those of others.
This undergraduate-level course is 9
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Introduction to Positive Psychology
- Describe the central themes and strategies of positive psychology.
- Describe the concept of subjective well-being.
- Explain how the concept of subjective well-being is measured.
- Differentiate between hedonic and eudaimonic happiness.
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Exploring Love
Describe how early attachment styles are associated with later adult relationships.
- Summarize Sternburg’s triangular theory of love.
- Identify characteristics of loving relationships.
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Commitment and Goals
- Explain the matching hypothesis.
- Describe the role of commitment and confidence in accomplishing a goal.
- Discuss the relationship between goal selection and well-being.
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Wisdom
Examine human virtues and their associated character strengths.
- Describe the attributes commonly associated with wise people.
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Exploring Happiness
- Summarize the research on variables that are related to and unrelated to happiness.
- Explain the paradox of affluence.
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Influencing Happiness
Summarize the benefits of positive emotions.
- Describe gender differences, or lack thereof, in positive emotions and reported happiness.
- Describe cultural influences on happiness and self-concept.
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The Self: Who Am I?
- Define self-esteem.
- Explain the impact of culture on the self-concept.
- Describe how self-esteem influences behavior.
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Exploring Hope
- Compare and contrast the concepts of optimism and hopefulness.
- Describe the impact of optimism on physical and psychological well-being.
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Exploring Human Strengths
- Review and recap the major concepts of positive psychology.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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