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Positive Psychology

Harvard Medical School via Harvard Health Online Learning

Overview

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This uplifting course teaches you how to harness the power of happiness, mindfulness, and inner strength. You'll learn easy-to-apply tools to help you enjoy enduring happiness—not just fleeting emotional highs, but a deeper long-term satisfaction and contentment. NOTE: This course has been updated. If you purchased the original edition, you can still access and use that version. In order to access the update, you can purchase the new course at www.harvardhealthonlinelearning.com/catalog.”

Syllabus

GETTING STARTED

  • About This Course
  • Satisfaction, Fulfillment, and Happiness

WHY WE CRAVE CONTENTMENT

  • Are You Happy?
  • The Roots of Positive Psychology
  • How to Get Happy
  • Quiz

VIRTUES, INNER STRENGTHS, AND MINDFULNESS

  • Calling on Your Strengths and Virtues
  • Your Inner Strengths
  • Mindfulness
  • Quiz

STRATEGIES FOR FINDING HAPPINESS

  • How to Lead a More Fulfilling Life
  • Gratitude
  • Savoring Pleasure
  • Flow
  • Positive Relationship-Building
  • Happiness Strategies
  • Self-Compassion
  • Quiz

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Parting Thoughts
  • Your Life's Meaning
  • Going Forward
  • Course Review

Taught by

Dr. Ronald D. Siegel and Mallika Marshall, MD

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