Discovering Happiness Course
Discovering Happiness Course is organized by Professional Psych Seminars (PPS). This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 Credits.
Published: Jan 2020
Course Description:
Most people want to be happy or increase their own level of happiness, be it the patients they treat or themselves in their personal life. Scientific research shows that people can foster happiness by strengthening key skills and prioritizing happiness-promoting behaviors and experiences in day-to-day life. Further, studies implicate specific biological systems in happiness; structures, and pathways that change with efforts toward increasing it. Importantly, pursuing happiness involves disentangling it from neighboring states like enjoyment, pleasure, and pride, and accentuating our core human drive to connect, cooperate, and care. In this class, you will learn about the specific factors that support genuine, sustained happiness as well as the key skills people can use to foster the mental, social, and behavioral characteristics that buoy happiness.
Objectives:
• Describe how scientists define happiness and list two examples of the evidence for why it matters.
• List two key factors that do vs. do not promote happiness.
• Describe the main biological systems that drive and reinforce the social connection, generosity, and belonging.
• List three concrete strategies for boosting personal happiness.
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.