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Positive psychology

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Course ID:	WF-PS-N-PZ
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Positive psychology
Name in Polish:	Psychologia pozytywna
Organizational unit:	Institute of Psychology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe dla III roku
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się:	psychology
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	PS_W07 PS_W11 PS_W13 PS_U04 PS_K04
Preliminary Requirements:	Interest in posiitve psychology
Short description:	The aim of the course is to introduce students with the theoretical foundations of the relatively young field of psychology, which is positive psychology. During the course, the roots and basic assumptions of positive psychology will be discussed, the most important theories of this branch of psychology will be presented (including various theories of well-being), the determinants and predictors of good life, which is the central area of interest in positive psychology, as well as possible interventions aimed at human achievement. happiness and good life.
Full description:	The course takes stationary. Positive psychology is a relatively young field of psychology and its main area of interest is broadly understood good life, its conditions and the ways of achieving it. In its foundations, it draws from various other fields, such as humanistic psychology or clinical psychology. Positive psychology assumes that a person is a productive and creative being, capable of experiencing happiness and joy, although, of course, can also experiences stress, mental disorders or negative emotions. At the same time, one of the basic assumptions of positive psychology is that not feeling and not experiencing negative emotions or disorders does not necessarily mean experiencing positive feelings, therefore psychologists, including therapists, should focus not only on minimizing negative symptoms, but also on strengthening positive dimensions (such as well-being, optimism, hope, gratitude or virtues). Positive psychology, therefore, aims to understand the determinants of human strength and develop human potential, not only to minimize psychopathological symptoms. At the same time, positive psychologists base their theories on precise operationalization of the studied phenomena and reliable empirical verification of their hypotheses, observing all methodological standards of psychology as a science. During the course, students will learn about the history and basic assumptions of positive psychology, try to understand its relations with other areas of psychology, and learn about various understandings of good life and its determinants proposed by positive psychology. They will get acquainted with such basic areas examined by positive psychology as: well-being, happiness, mental health, flourishing, hope, virtues, and gratitude, as well as with accompanying constructs, but also important for a good life, such as: sense of control, self-esteem, humility, hope, self-efficacy or resilience. At the same time, the subject of the course will also be the positive influence for good life postulated by psychology, including intervention programs aimed at strengthening selected aspects constituting the broadly understood good life.
Bibliography:	Diener, E. (2010). International differences in well-being. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Carr, A. (2004). Positive psychology: the science of happiness and human strengths. Hove and New York: Brunner-Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Csikszentmihalyi M., Csikszentmihalyi, I.S. (2006). A Life Worth Living: Contributions to Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press Czapiński, J., red. (2004/dodruk: 2015). Psychologia pozytywna: nauka o szczęściu, zdrowiu, sile i cnotach człowieka. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN S.A. Diener E., Biswas-Diener R., (2010). Szczęście. Odkrywanie bogactwa psychicznego. Sopot: Smak Słowa. Karaś, D. (2019). Pojęcia i koncepcje dobrostanu. Przegląd i próba uporządkowania. Studia Psychologica: Theoria et Praxis, 19(2), 5-23. Lopez, S.J. (2009). The encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Seligman, M.E.P. (1993 i kolejne dodruki). Optymizmu można się nauczyć. Jak zmienić swoje myślenie i swoje życie. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media Rodzina. Seligman, M.E.P. (2011). Pełnia życia. Nowe spojrzenie na kwestię szczęścia i dobrego życia. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media Rodzina. Snyder, C.R., Lopez, S.J. (2009). Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Tatarkiewicz, W., (1985). O szczęściu. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwa Naukowe. Trzebińska, E. (2008). Psychologia pozytywna. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	PS_W07, PS_W11, PS_W13, PS_U04, PS_K04 Detailed description of the learning outcomes, i.e. knowledge, skills and competences: Knowledge: • The student knows the basic assumptions and the history of the emergence of positive psychology. • The student knows the basic concepts of happiness and well-being developed on the basis of positive psychology. • The student knows the basic concepts of positive psychology and associated concepts. • The student knows examples of interventions aimed at the development of a broadly understood good life. Skills: • The student is able to identify differences and similarities between various phenomena studied in the field of positive psychology. • The student is able to identify and select adequate methods of examining well-being and other variables belonging to the area of interest of positive psychology. • The student is able to critically evaluate the theories and methods used in positive psychology. Competences: • The student is able to plan the course of a scientific research using the methods proposed by positive psychology. • The student is able to independently complete the knowledge and skills in the field of positive psychology. • The student is able to identify the problems faced by positive psychology.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The exam will be held in a stationary form. General evaluation criteria: For an unsatisfactory grade (2): The student has mastered less than 60% of the knowledge and skills covered by the curriculum. The definitions given by him are incorrect or incomplete, he cannot indicate the basic research tools in positive psychology and / or selected intervention programs aimed at improving the good life. For a satisfactory grade (3): The student has mastered at least 60% of the knowledge and skills included in the curriculum. He uses knowledge with understanding, but there are some gaps in this knowledge. For example, the student knows only a part of the concept of positive psychology and selected interventions aimed at improving a good life or selected measurement tools. For a good grade (4): The student operates with the understanding of at least 80% of the knowledge covered by the curriculum. Can identify the main trends and concepts of positive psychology. He knows selected intervention programs aimed at improving the good life and selected measurement tools. For a very good grade (5): The student has, in principle, the full range of knowledge and skills covered by the curriculum. Is able to comprehensively and competently present knowledge in the field of positive psychology, is able to indicate and discuss the main trends and concepts along with their mutual connections, similarities and differences. Can present selected intervention programs aimed at improving the good life. He knows the most important measurement tools in positive psychology.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2022/23" (past)

Time span:	2022-10-01 - 2023-01-31	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lectures, 30 hours, 80 places more information
Coordinators:	Dominika Karaś
Group instructors:	Dominika Karaś
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - examination Lectures - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:	(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS:	Participation in the lecture: 30 hours Reading texts for the lecture / preparation for the final exam / participation in consultations: 30 hours (60 hours / 30 = 2ECTS)
Type of subject:	obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:	(in Polish) nie dotyczy
Short description:	The aim of the course is to introduce to students the theoretical foundations of the relatively young field of psychology, which is positive psychology. During the course, the roots and basic assumptions of positive psychology will be discussed, the most important theories of this trend will be presented (including various theories of well-being), the determinants and predictors of good life, which is the central area of interest in positive psychology, as well as possible interventions aimed at human achievement. happiness and good life.
Full description:	Positive psychology is a relatively young field of psychology and its main area of interest is broadly understood good life, its conditions and the ways of achieving it. In its foundations, it draws from various other fields, such as humanistic psychology or clinical psychology. Positive psychology assumes that a person is a productive and creative being, capable of experiencing happiness and joy, although, of course, can also experiences stress, mental disorders or negative emotions. At the same time, one of the basic assumptions of positive psychology is that not feeling and not experiencing negative emotions or disorders does not necessarily mean experiencing positive feelings, therefore psychologists, including therapists, should focus not only on minimizing negative symptoms, but also on strengthening positive dimensions (such as well-being, optimism, hope, gratitude or virtues). Positive psychology, therefore, aims to understand the determinants of human strength and develop human potential, not only to minimize psychopathological symptoms. At the same time, positive psychologists base their theories on precise operationalization of the studied phenomena and reliable empirical verification of their hypotheses, observing all methodological standards of psychology as a science. During the course, students will learn about the history and basic assumptions of positive psychology, try to understand its relations with other areas of psychology, and learn about various understandings of good life and its determinants proposed by positive psychology. They will get acquainted with such basic areas examined by positive psychology as: well-being, happiness, mental health, flourishing, hope, virtues, and gratitude, as well as with accompanying constructs, but also important for a good life, such as: sense of control, self-esteem, humility, hope, self-efficacy or resilience. At the same time, the subject of the course will also be the positive influence for good life postulated by psychology, including intervention programs aimed at strengthening selected aspects constituting the broadly understood good life.
Bibliography:	Diener, E. (2010). International differences in well-being. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Carr, A. (2004). Positive psychology: the science of happiness and human strengths. Hove and New York: Brunner-Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Csikszentmihalyi M., Csikszentmihalyi, I.S. (2006). A Life Worth Living: Contributions to Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press Czapiński, J., red. (2004/dodruk: 2015). Psychologia pozytywna: nauka o szczęściu, zdrowiu, sile i cnotach człowieka. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN S.A. Diener E., Biswas-Diener R., (2010). Szczęście. Odkrywanie bogactwa psychicznego. Sopot: Smak Słowa. Lopez, S.J. (2009). The encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Seligman, M.E.P. (1993 i kolejne dodruki). Optymizmu można się nauczyć. Jak zmienić swoje myślenie i swoje życie. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media Rodzina. Seligman, M.E.P. (2011). Pełnia życia. Nowe spojrzenie na kwestię szczęścia i dobrego życia. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media Rodzina. Snyder, C.R., Lopez, S.J. (2009). Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Tatarkiewicz, W., (1985). O szczęściu. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwa Naukowe. Trzebińska, E. (2008). Psychologia pozytywna. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-31	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lectures, 30 hours, 90 places more information
Coordinators:	Dominika Karaś
Group instructors:	Dominika Karaś
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - examination Lectures - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:	(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS:	Participation in the lecture: 30 hours Reading texts for the lecture / preparation for the final exam / participation in consultations: 30 hours (60 hours / 30 = 2ECTS)
Type of subject:	obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:	(in Polish) nie dotyczy
Short description:	The aim of the course is to introduce to students the theoretical foundations of the relatively young field of psychology, which is positive psychology. During the course, the roots and basic assumptions of positive psychology will be discussed, the most important theories of this trend will be presented (including various theories of well-being), the determinants and predictors of good life, which is the central area of interest in positive psychology, as well as possible interventions aimed at human achievement. happiness and good life.
Full description:	Positive psychology is a relatively young field of psychology and its main area of interest is broadly understood good life, its conditions and the ways of achieving it. In its foundations, it draws from various other fields, such as humanistic psychology or clinical psychology. Positive psychology assumes that a person is a productive and creative being, capable of experiencing happiness and joy, although, of course, can also experiences stress, mental disorders or negative emotions. At the same time, one of the basic assumptions of positive psychology is that not feeling and not experiencing negative emotions or disorders does not necessarily mean experiencing positive feelings, therefore psychologists, including therapists, should focus not only on minimizing negative symptoms, but also on strengthening positive dimensions (such as well-being, optimism, hope, gratitude or virtues). Positive psychology, therefore, aims to understand the determinants of human strength and develop human potential, not only to minimize psychopathological symptoms. At the same time, positive psychologists base their theories on precise operationalization of the studied phenomena and reliable empirical verification of their hypotheses, observing all methodological standards of psychology as a science. During the course, students will learn about the history and basic assumptions of positive psychology, try to understand its relations with other areas of psychology, and learn about various understandings of good life and its determinants proposed by positive psychology. They will get acquainted with such basic areas examined by positive psychology as: well-being, happiness, mental health, flourishing, hope, virtues, and gratitude, as well as with accompanying constructs, but also important for a good life, such as: sense of control, self-esteem, humility, hope, self-efficacy or resilience. At the same time, the subject of the course will also be the positive influence for good life postulated by psychology, including intervention programs aimed at strengthening selected aspects constituting the broadly understood good life.
Bibliography:	Diener, E. (2010). International differences in well-being. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Carr, A. (2004). Positive psychology: the science of happiness and human strengths. Hove and New York: Brunner-Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Csikszentmihalyi M., Csikszentmihalyi, I.S. (2006). A Life Worth Living: Contributions to Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press Czapiński, J., red. (2004/dodruk: 2015). Psychologia pozytywna: nauka o szczęściu, zdrowiu, sile i cnotach człowieka. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN S.A. Diener E., Biswas-Diener R., (2010). Szczęście. Odkrywanie bogactwa psychicznego. Sopot: Smak Słowa. Lopez, S.J. (2009). The encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Seligman, M.E.P. (1993 i kolejne dodruki). Optymizmu można się nauczyć. Jak zmienić swoje myślenie i swoje życie. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media Rodzina. Seligman, M.E.P. (2011). Pełnia życia. Nowe spojrzenie na kwestię szczęścia i dobrego życia. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media Rodzina. Snyder, C.R., Lopez, S.J. (2009). Oxford handbook of positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Tatarkiewicz, W., (1985). O szczęściu. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwa Naukowe. Trzebińska, E. (2008). Psychologia pozytywna. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne.

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