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Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 13 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة University of Pennsylvania
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You are encouraged to take the first four courses of the Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization before starting this course and completing the Specialization Project. This course, taught by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman brings all the key concepts from the first four courses to practice as you develop and test a new positive intervention for an audience of your choice. You identify opportunities in your daily life to increase the wellbeing by using knowledge you developed in the first four courses of the Specialization. In this final project, you evaluate the efficacy of a positive intervention based on subjective and objective measures. Then, you compare how empirical and non-empirically-based positive interventions can be applied to influence a person's wellbeing. Lastly, you reflect on how the fundamental elements of research methods are important in the everyday application of positive psychology. After completing all five courses, learners earn a certificate signed by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, Dr. James Pawelski, Dr. Angela Duckworth, Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft and Dr. Karen Reivich.

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Course Introduction and Overview

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • 1.1 Course Overview
  • 1.2 Module 1 Overview
  • 1.3 Assignment: Taking the VIA or reviewing your results

1 Readings

  • Chris Peterson: What makes life worth living

Signature Strengths

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 1
  • Character Strengths

1 Peer Review

  • Character strengths. Who are you at your best? Do your signature strengths seem genuinely you?

6 Videos

  • 1.4 Interview: Paul Rozin on Character Strengths
  • 1.5 James Pawelski's Review of Via Character Strengths
  • 1.6 Signature Strengths
  • 1.7 Disappointment in your Signature Strength
  • 1.8 Does the strength seem to fit you?
  • 1.9 How can you tell if the strength is authentically you?

The Real Mental Illnesses

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz

1 Discussions

  • Definitions

3 Videos

  • 2.1 Module 2 Overview
  • 2.2 Peterson’s Theory
  • 2.3 Assessment of Peterson’s 24 Absence and Opposite of Strengths

1 Readings

  • Chris Peterson’s Unfinished Masterwork: The Real Mental Illnesses

Contrasting Peterson's Strengths Deviance Model of Mental Illness vs the DSM

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Excess, Absence, and Opposite in Character Strengths

1 Peer Review

  • 72 deviations from strength. Can you spot your own deviance?

2 Videos

  • 2.5 Contrasting Strengths Versus DSM
  • 2.6 Using Character Strength in a Challenge

1 Readings

  • Which Character Strengths are most Predictive of Well-Being?

Crafting a Positive Intervention

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • 3.1 Module 3 Overview

1 Readings

  • Articles on Research Methods

Finding What Works Best for You

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Practice quiz on research methods and picking from strengths
  • PERMA, Positive Interventions, Research Methods

1 Peer Review

  • Designing your Positive Intervention

4 Videos

  • 3.2 Interview: Picking what works best for you from strengths banquet
  • 3.3 Deliberate Practice
  • 3.4 Laying the Foundation: Defining Measurement and Testing Happiness and Flourishing
  • 3.5 What is a Positive Intervention?

1 Readings

  • PERMA overview Well-Being Theory

Applying the Positive Intervention

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • 4.1 Module 4 Overview
  • 4.2 Trying the Positive Intervention

What is the Ultimate Goal?

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practice quiz on Positive Interventions

1 Discussions

  • Using the Peterson strength Excess, strength Absence, and strength Opposite categories

4 Videos

  • 4.3 Aristotelian Balance
  • 4.4 Interview: Using Strengths
  • 4.5 Using Signature Strengths Instead of Weakness
  • 4.6 Using Signature Strengths over time to Increase Happiness

Evaluating the Results

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Positive Interventions, Strengths

1 Peer Review

  • Assessing the Positive Intervention and the post intervention assessment.

2 Videos

  • 4.7 Assignment: Retaking the PERMA and the PANAS assessment
  • 4.8 Closing Thoughts

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Embark on a transformative journey with the Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being, an enriching course in Personal Development. Guided by the esteemed Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, this capstone course synthesizes the key concepts from the first four courses of the Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization. Here, you'll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge by creating and testing a positive intervention aimed at enhancing well-being in your daily life. Throughout this course, you'll identify practical opportunities to boost well-being, evaluate the effectiveness of your intervention using both subjective and objective measures, and compare empirical and non-empirical positive interventions. Additionally, you'll reflect on the importance of research methods in the practical application of positive psychology. Upon completing the entire five-course Specialization, you will earn a prestigious certificate signed by renowned experts Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman, Dr. James Pawelski, Dr. Angela Duckworth, Dr. Claire Robertson-Kraft, and Dr. Karen Reivich. This course, available on Coursera, spans 780 minutes and offers starter subscription options. It is ideal for those at the foundational level, eager to enhance their personal development and well-being through evidence-based positive psychology practices.

Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D.
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Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D.