Course Details

920: Positive Psychology/learned Optimism

July 14-18
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
In-Person

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Positive psychology represents a significant shift in the field of psychology, moving away from a primary focus on mental illness and dysfunction towards the study of human strengths and well-being. Sometimes described as learned optimism, it aims to understand and foster the factors that allow individuals, communities, and organizations to thrive. This course reviews the principle approaches developed since the field was introduced by Martin Seligman in 1998 - the components, character strengths handbook, areas in which Positive Psychology has been found effective, its relationship to the concepts of great thinkers ,and practical ways that we can apply it to attain authentic happiness, resilience, & fulfillment.

Class Type: Lecture and Discussion

Class Format: In-Person

Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hour/session

Study Group Leader(s):

Robert Kolodney

Bob Kolodney has been active at OLLI since 2014 and has taught a variety of courses. His background: a decade as business lawyer, a decade as consultant.manager, two decades as a serial entrepreneur,

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