PS_BB017 Positive psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
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: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 C51
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to explain the origin of positive psychology, will be familiar with main research areas and research topics of this field, know the main representatives of positive psychology, be able to apply theoretical knowledge and empirical findiongs in personal and professional life and suggest appropriate intervention strategies to increase subjective well-being and life satisfaction.
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
  • 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
  • SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena and Irena SOBOTKOVÁ. Family Resilience : Positive Psychology Approach to Healthy Family Functioning. In Kumar, Updesh. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience. Oxford: Routledge, 2017, p. 379-390. Routledge International Handbooks. ISBN 978-1-138-95487-8. info
  • LOPEZ, Shane J., Jennifer Teramoto PEDROTTI and C. R. SNYDER. Positive psychology : the scientific and practical explorations of human strengths. Third edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015, xxvi, 571. ISBN 9781452276434. info
  • Applied positive psychology : improving everyday life, health, schools, work, and society. Edited by Stewart I. Donaldson - Mihály Csíkszentmihályi - Jeanne Nakamura. New York: Psychology, 2011, xxvi, 237. ISBN 9780415877817. info
  • Handbook of positive psychology in schools. Edited by Rich Gilman - Eugene Scott Huebner - Michael J. Furlong. 1st pub. New York: Routledge, 2009, xvii, 502. ISBN 9780203884089. info
  • Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Edited by C. R. Snyder - Shane J. Lopez. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, xxxi, 709. ISBN 9780195187243. info
  • Oxford handbook of methods in positive psychology. Edited by Anthony D. Ong - Manfred H. M. Van Dulmen. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xxii, 644. ISBN 9780195172188. info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Psychologie vděčnosti a nevděčnosti : [kudy vede cesta k přátelství]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 117 s. ISBN 9788024718385. URL info
  • A life worth living : contributions to positive psychology. Edited by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi - Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 253. ISBN 0195176790. URL info
  • PETERSON, Christopher. A primer in positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, viii, 386. ISBN 0195188330. info
  • Handbook of positive psychology. Edited by C. R. Snyder - Shane J. Lopez. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, xviii, 829. ISBN 0195182790. info
  • Positive psychology in practice. Edited by P. Alex Linley - Stephen Joseph. New Yersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2004, xxii, 770. ISBN 0471459062. 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
    not specified
  • HEFFERON, Kate. Positive psychology and the body : the somatopsychic side to flourishing. First published. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013, xvii, 254. ISBN 9780335247714. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, class discussion, homeworks.
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 (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.pozitivni-psychologie.cz
We encourage students to use resources and links in the Study Materials in the IS.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020.
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