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1. Overview
PSY2239 Positive Psychology Module Guide
Module Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Time
2. Reference
Positive psychology - The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths
Positive Psychology - Exploring the Best in People (Vol 1-4)
3. Assessment
Marking Rubric for Project
Week 3 - Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes
Week 5 - Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness and Well-Being
Week 7 - Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope
Week 9 - Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: In Search of Optimal Experiences
Week 11 - Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships
Project (30%)
Topic 1 - Introduction to Positive Psychology
Introduction to Positive Psychology
Topic Quiz
Supplementary reading: Positive Psychology: An Introduction
Increasing Positivity Pre-Test
Reading: Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) 1: Three Good Things
3 Good Things - 7 days intervention (2023)
3 Good Things - Reflection (2023)
Topic 2 - Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology
Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology
Topic Quiz
Supplementary reading: How Cultural Differences Shape Your Happiness
Reading (PPI 2): Best Possible Self
Best Possible Self - Intervention (2023)
Best Possible Self - Reflection (2023)
Topic 3 - Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes
Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes
Character Strengths - Questionnaire
Classifications of Virtues
Topic Quiz
Supplementary reading: The Classification of Character Strengths and Virtues
Character Strengths Intervention (2023)
Character Strengths Intervention (2025)
Topic 4 - Living Well at Every Stage of Life
Living Well at Every Stage of Life
Topic Quiz
50 Item Resilience Questionnaire
Supplementary reading: Four Ways Social Support Makes You More Resilient
Social Capital Quiz
Supplementary reading: Are We Trading Our Happiness for Modern Comforts?
Topic 5 - Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness and Well-Being
Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness and Well-Being
Topic Quiz
Meaningful Photos (& Videos) (2023)
Creating and Recalling Positive Events (2023)
Topic 6 - Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling
Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling
Live recording: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling
Topic Quiz
Optional reading: Psychology Classics: James Pennebaker’s Expressive Writing Paradigm
Optional reading: Expressive Writing in Psychological Science
Live recording: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling - Tutorial
Expressive Writing - Tutorial assignment
Topic 7 - Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope
Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope
Topic Quiz
Life Orientation Test – Revised (LOT-R)
Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory
Required reading: An Overview of Time Perspective Types
Best Possible Self - Reflection (2023)
Optional reading: Best Possible Self for Relationships
Topic 8 - Wisdom and Courage - Characteristics of the Wise and the Brave
Wisdom and Courage - Characteristics of the Wise and the Brave
Topic Quiz
Video: TED Talk - The Psychology of Evil
Video: Boy, 6, Saves Younger Sister From Dog Attack – And Gets Noticed By Captain America | Sunday TODAY
Reading: What Makes a Hero?
Heroic Imagination Project
Wisdom & Courage -
Topic 9 - Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality
Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality
Topic Quiz
Activity: Getting Started with Mindfulness
Reading: 8 Ways To Create Flow According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mindfulness and Flow (2023)
Topic 10 - Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude & Forgiveness
Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude & Forgiveness
Topic Quiz
Submit a Comment
Optional reading: Why Doing Good Boosts Health And Well-Being
Optional reading: Random Acts of Kindness
Optional reading: Nine Steps to Forgiveness
Forgiveness Quiz
Video: 2-Minute Tips: How to Practice Self-Compassion
Optional reading: The Five Myths of Self-Compassion
Topic 11 - Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships
Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships
Topic Quiz
Optional reading: Minding the Close Relationships
Optional reading: Avoiding The “Four Horsemen” in Relationships
Optional reading: The Top Five Predictors of a Healthy Relationship
Video: Active Constructive Responding
Capitalizing on Positive Events
Active Constructive Responding (2023)
Topic 12 - Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behavior
Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behaviour
Topic Quiz
Optional reading: The DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview and the Evolution of Cultural Assessment in Psychiatry
Optional reading: Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)
Optional reading: Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) - Informant Version
The Mental Health Continuum: Flourishing, Languishing, and Everything in Between
Languishing and Flourishing: New terms for a complete state of mental health
Why Flourishing (PDF)
Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) - Submission
Topic 13 - Preventing the Bad and Promoting the Good
Preventing the Bad and Promoting the Good
Topic Quiz
Live recording: Practicing for exam questions (Tutorial)
Topic 14 - Positive Schooling and Good Work
Positive Schooling and Good Work
Topic Quiz
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 1
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 2
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 3
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 4
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 5
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 6
Mythbusting with Alexius Cheang: Myth 7
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