HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Psychology

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Nurit Yirmiya

Coordinator Email: NYirmiya@gmail.com

Coordinator Office Hours: After class and by appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof Nurit Yirmiya

Course/Module description:
Students will be exposed to selected topics in the area of Positive psychology via personal experience in the group and as part of ongoing homework in addition to reading selected papers and watching international lectures by leaders in the field.

Course/Module aims:
In-depth acquintance with the field of Positive Psychology - Theoryת Research and Practice

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Students will acquire theoretical, empirical and practical knowledge and experience in the field of Positive Psychology.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures, Personal experience in the group and by completing tasks between meetings at home

Course/Module Content:
What is Positive Psychology?Please see next section "Required reading" for topics and required readings.

Required Reading:
Reading List Positive Psychology 2019-2020
1. Introduction
2. Lomas, T. & Ivtzan, I. Second Wave Positive Psychology: Exploring the Positive–Negative Dialectics of Wellbeing
J Happiness Stud (2016) 17: 1753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-015-9668-y
3. Positive Emotions
Fredrickson, B. L., & Joiner, T. (2018). Reflections on positive emotions and upward spirals. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 194-199.
4. Character Strengths
Robert E. McGrath (2015) Character strengths in 75 nations: An update, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 10:1, 41-52, DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2014.888580
5. Self Actualization
Franco, Z. E., Allison, S. T., Kinsella, E. L., Kohen, A., Langdon, M., & Zimbardo, P. G. (2018). Heroism research: A review of theories, methods, challenges, and trends. Journal of humanistic psychology, 58(4), 382-396.
6. PP in schools
Waters, L. (2011). A review of school-based positive psychology interventions. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 28(2), 75-90.
7. Leadership
Malinga K.S., Stander M., Nell W. (2019) Positive Leadership: Moving Towards an Integrated Definition and Interventions. In: Van Zyl L., Rothmann Sr. S. (eds) Theoretical Approaches to Multi-Cultural Positive Psychological Interventions. Springer, Cham
8. PP in Arts & Humanities
Tay, L., Pawelski, J. O., & Keith, M. G. (2018). The role of the arts and humanities in human flourishing: A conceptual model. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 13(3), 215-225.
9. ACT
Howell, A.J. & Passmore, HA. Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) as a Positive Psychological Intervention: A Systematic Review and Initial Meta-analysis Regarding ACT’s Role in Well-Being Promotion Among University Students
J Happiness Stud (2019) 20: 1995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-0027-7
10. PP in the Workplace
Lomas, T., Medina, J. C., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S., Hart, R., & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (2017). The impact of mindfulness on well-being and performance in the workplace: an inclusive systematic review of the empirical literature. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26(4), 492-513.
11. Seligman, M. E. (2019). Positive Psychology: A Personal History. Annual review of clinical psychology, 15, 1-23.

Additional Reading Material:
Will be provided in class

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