😀 Positive Psychology: Wellbeing 🧠

What are the psychological and social factors that contribute to well-being and happiness? How do people cope with adversity and stress, and how can they develop resilience?

in positive psychology you will:

• Learn what psychological science says about what matters—and what doesn’t—for our wellbeing

• Learn strategies to increase your everyday wellbeing & emotional resilience that you can use immediately—and for the rest of your life

• Gain more control over how you feel

• Test out or demonstrate an interest in psychology in a way that’s legible to colleges

How It’s Structured

• In the first week, you’ll learn about wellbeing from three perspectives: how practices you engage in affect your wellbeing, how resources like time & money affect your wellbeing, and how what you do with your body affects your wellbeing

• Throughout, you’ll be introduced to practices that contribute to wellbeing—as well as learn about popular self-care practices that aren’t effective

• In the second week, you’ll learn about obstacles to wellbeing like cognitive distortions and learn strategies to build resilience

• On the final day, you’ll synthesize your learning across the two weeks, and you’ll have a chance to share your project

• For your project, you will craft a plan to recommend or make concrete actions of your choice to enhance wellbeing in a community or organization you belong to

• Top projects are designated as ⭐starred projects ⭐, a designation students can add to their resumes and may lead to their projects being features on our website

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