FF:PS_BB017 Positive psychology - Course Information
PS_BB017 Positive psychology
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Irena Komendová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 10:50–12:25 C51
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Psychology (programme FF, B-PS) (2)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to provide student with a knowledge of the current issues of positive psychology - its background, main subjects and the range of research. At the end of the course students shoud be able tu understand the importance of positive emotions and positive potentials and its effects on quality of life of the individual. Students should explain the importance of positive qualities and potentials (love, hope, forgiveness, gratitude,...) and be able to suggest the applications of gained knowledge in counselling and psychotherapy.
- Syllabus
- History of positive psychology
- Positive emotions
- Happiness and humour
- Optimal experience - Flow
- Hope
- Forgiveness and reconciliation
- Gratitude
- Optimism and hardinesss
- Human strengths and virtues
- Meaningfulness and values
- Posttraumatic growth
- Positive psychotherapy
- Literature
- required literature
- SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena. Pozitivní psychologie – věda nejen o štěstí. Praha: E-psychologie, 2010 http://www.e-psycholog.eu/clanek/97
- SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena. Průvodce pozitivní psychologií : nové přístupy, aktuální poznatky, praktické aplikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2012, 304 s. ISBN 9788024735078. URL info
- recommended literature
- KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie vděčnosti a nevděčnosti : [kudy vede cesta k přátelství]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 117 s. ISBN 9788024718385. URL info
- KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Pozitivní psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2004, 195 s. ISBN 80-7178-835-X. info
- SELIGMAN, Martin E. P. Opravdové štěstí : pozitivní psychologie v praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ikar, 2003, 390 s. ISBN 8024902931. info
- CSÍKSZENTMIHÁLYI, Mihály. O štěstí a smyslu života : můžeme ovládat své prožitky a ovlivňovat jejich kvalitu? Translated by Eva Hauserová. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 399 s. ISBN 8071061395. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussion, reports. Active participation of students during seminars is required.
- Assessment methods
- The course is completed by colloquium. Final evaluation: 80% presence, delivering seminar works, final seminar paper, class discussion.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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