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Psychology1504PositivePsychologyHousekeepingFeedbackorquestionsIncaseofanemergencywelltakeaPP-breakPowerpointsandvideotapeonwebsiteActivenote-takingOverlapwith1508?
TheRoadtoPositivePsychologyHumanisticPsychology(50s)TheThirdForceReactiontobehaviorismReactiontopsychoanalysisLackedrigorousmethodologyAbrahamMaslow(1908-1970)KarenHorney(1885-1952)MeettheGrandparentsMeettheParentsMartinSeligmanEllenLangerPhilipStoneMeet1504ItisnotmerelyaboutinformationItisalsoabouttransformationCoveringless;uncoveringmore“Inpursuitofknowledge,everydaysomethingisacquired;inpursuitofwisdom,everydaysomethingisdropped.”LaoTzu“Thesoulgrowsbysubtraction,notaddition.”ThoreauInformationisnotenough“Whatiswrongisnotthegreatdiscoveriesofscienceinformationisalwaysbetterthanignorance,nomatterwhatinformationorwhatignorance.Whatiswrongisthebeliefbehindtheinformation,thebeliefthatinformationwillchangetheworld.Itwont.”ArchibaldMaCleishInformationisnotenough“Humanisticphilosophyoffersanewconceptionoflearning,ofteaching,andofeducation.Statedsimply,suchaconceptholdsthatthefunctionofeducation,thegoalofeducationthehumangoal,thehumanisticgoal,thegoalsofarashumanbeingsareconcernedisultimatelytheself-actualizationofaperson,thebecomingfullyhuman,thedevelopmentofthefullestheightthatthehumanspeciescanstanduptoorthattheparticularindividualcancometo.Inalesstechnicalway,itishelpingthepersontobecomethebestthatheisabletobecome.”AbrahamMaslowItisnotaboutprovidingdefinitiveanswersconcerningthegoodlifeItisaboutidentifyingtherightquestions“Childrenenterschoolasquestionmarksandleaveasperiods.”NeilPostmanEducationisthequestforinformationandtransformation,andthereforemustbeginwithaquestion.“Theonerealobjectofeducationistoleaveamanintheconditionofcontinuallyaskingquestions.”BishopCreightonTheQuestionofQuestionsHowcanwehelpourselvesandothersindividuals,communities,andsocietybecomehappier?
ItisnotasurveyofpositivepsychologyItisaselectiveexplorationofthequestionofquestions.CrossculturalpsychologyEclecticStudyingothersandourselvesItisnotEnglish10aorMath55Itisaboutrigorousfun“Iwouldnotgiveafigforthesimplicityonthissideofcomplexity,butIwouldgivemylifeforthesimplicityontheothersideofcomplexity.”OliverWendellHolmesAdifferentkindofeffortChangeishardRigorousfun?
FinalProject20-30minutePresentationAnytopicwithinpositivepsychologyWrittentext(10-15pagesdoublespaced)Slides(wordorpowerpoints)Include:
ReferencetoresearchOptional:
stories,filmclips,exercises,etcWhyapresentation?
TeachingaslearningSpreadgoodnessWhyPositivePsychology?
Anger:
5,584Anxiety:
41,416Depression:
54,040PsychologicalAbstracts(1967-2000)Joy:
415Happiness:
1,710Lifesatisfaction:
2,582Ratio:
21/1FocusingontheNegative“Thescienceofpsychologyhasbeenfarmoresuccessfulonthenegativethanonthepositiveside;ithasrevealedtousmuchaboutmansshortcomings,hisillnesses,hissins,butlittleabouthispotentialities,hisvirtues,hisachievableaspirations,orhispsychologicalheight.Itisasifpsychologyhadvoluntarilyrestricteditselftoonlyhalfitsrightfuljurisdiction,andthatthedarker,meanerhalf.”AbrahamMaslowAccentuatingthePositive“TheaimofPositivePsychologyistocatalyzeachangeinpsychologyfromapreoccupationonlywithrepairingtheworstthingsinlifetoalsobuildingthebestqualitiesinlife.”MartinSeligmanPsychologyNeedsHelp21/1ratioisunhealthybutitreflectsrealitydepression10timeshighertodaythan1960meanagefordepressiontodayis14.5(comparedto29.5in1960)DoesPsychologyNeedHelp?
21/1ratioofstudiesisunhealthybutitreflectsrealitydepression10timeshighertodaythan1960meanagefordepressiontodayis14.5(comparedto29.5in1960)80%ofHarvardstudentsdepressedatleastoncelastyear45%ofcollegestudentsnationwidedepressed;94%overwhelmed(Kadison,2005)WhyMore“Positive”Research?
PsychologyascreativeratherthanmerelyreactiveHappinessisnotthenegationofunhappinessPreventionthroughcultivatingthepositive“Negative”ResearchNegativeExperiencesUnhappinessSpiral“Positive”ResearchPositiveExperiencesHappinessSpiralHeisenbergUncertaintyPrinciple“Humansystemsgrowinthedirectionofwhattheypersistentlyaskquestionsabout.”CooperriderandWhitneyHappinessisnttheNegationofUnhappinessDiseaseModelHealthModelFocusonweaknessesFocusonstrengthsOvercomingdeficienciesBuildingcompetenciesAvoidingpainSeekingpleasureRunningfromunhappinessPursuinghappinessNeutralstate(0)asceilingNoceilingTensionlessasidealCreativetensionasideal-_0_+neurosis,anger,anxiety,wellbeing,satisfaction,joydepression,psychosisexcitement,happinessPreventionthroughculti