PSY660 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: |
2330660 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course is designed to provide students with a broad background in positive psychology by covering such topics as subjective and psychological well-being; importance of having a positive affective outlook, and positive interpersonal relationships; optimism, hope, and self-efficacy; the interplay between positive affect and cognitive processes; optimal experiences involving mindfulness, flow, and creativity; authenticity, wisdom, courage, compassion, empathy, altruism, gratitude, forgiveness, positive responses to ´loss´, and spirituality. A cross-cutting theme of the course involves self- and context-related differences in the issues considered.
