INSTITUTE OF YOUTH STUDIES
Tangaza University College – Catholic University of Eastern Africa
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP
Rev. Dr Sahaya G. Selvam
General References
(In addition to reading material uploaded on Moodle and included in the Course Content here below):
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1999/2002). Flow: The classic work on how to achieve happiness.London,UK: Rider – Random House.
Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Csikszentmihalyi, I. (2006), A life worth living: Contributions to positive psychology.New York,NY:OxfordUniversity Press.
Emmons, R.A., & McCullough, M.E. (2004). The psychology of gratitude.New York,NY:OxfordUniversity Press.
Enright, R.D. (2001). Forgiveness is a choice: A step-by-step process for resolving anger and restoring hope. Washington,DC: American Psychological Association.
Gable, S., & Haidt, J. (2005). What (and why) is positive psychology? Review of General Psychology, 9(2), 103-110.
Keyes, C. (1998). Social well-being. Social Psychology Quarterly, 61(2), 121-140.
Linley, P.A. & Joseph, S. (2004), Positive psychology in practice. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Linley, P.A., Willars, J., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). The strengths book.Coventry,UK: CAPP Press.
Peterson, C. (2006). A primer in positive psychology.New York,NY:OxfordUniversity Press.
Peterson, C., & Seligman, M.E.P. (2004) Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Washington,DC: American Psychological Association.
Rashid, T. (2009). Positive interventions in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65(5), 461-466.
Ryan, R., & Deci, E. (2001). On happiness and human potentials: A review of research on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Annual Review of Psychology, 52(1), 141-166.
Ryff, C., & Keyes, C. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(4), 719-727.
Seligman, M. E. P. (1999). The president’s address. American Psychologist, 54, 559-562.
Seligman, M.E.P (2002). Authentic happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment.New York,NY: Free Press.
Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. (2002), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 632-645).New York,NY:OxfordUniversity Press.
Course Assessment (if you wish the course to be listed in your final transcript):
Choose any 10 to 12 psychologists who have contributed most to the positive psychology movement. Write 200 to 250 words on all the chosen psychologists. Focus on the core contribution, summarise their thinking – conceptually and when possible providing empirical evidence. The whole work is not to exceed 3000 words. Date of submission: 20 January 2013. Please drop in pigeon-hole number: 83. Late submission will entail minus 1 mark for every delayed day.
SESSIONS LAYOUT
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Topic |
Reading Material |
| Monday Lecture 1 | What is Positive Psychology?
History of PP. |
Seligman, M. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55(1), 5-14.
Seligman, M.E.P. (2003). Positive psychology: Fundamental assumptions. The Psychologist, 16(3), 126-127. |
| Monday Lecture 2 | Understanding Affective States | Davidson, R. J. (1994). On emotion, mood and related affective constructs. In P. Ekman & R.J. Davidson (eds.), The nature of emotion: fundamental questions (pp.51-55). Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Monday
Lecture 3 |
Positive Affective States: Flow, Positivity and Flourishing | Nakamura J., Csikszentmihalyi M. (2002). The concept of flow. In Lopez S. J.(ed.), Handbook of positive psychology (89-105). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fredrickson, B. L. (2013, July 15). Updated Thinking on Positivity Ratios. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0033584. Keyes, C. L. M. (2002). The mental health continuum: From languishing to flourishing in life. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43, 207-222. |
| Tuesday
Lecture 4 |
Wellbeing: Subjective, Psychological and Social | Dodge, R., Daly, A., Huyton, J., & Sanders, L. (2012). The challenge of defining wellbeing. International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(3), 222-235.
Diener, E., Suh, E. M., Lucas, R. E., & Smith, H. E. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 276-302. Keyes, C. L. M. (1998). Social well-being. Social Psychology Quarterly, 61, 121-140. Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (1998). The contours of positive human health. Psychological Inquiry, 9, 1-28. |
| Tuesday
Lecture 5 |
Correlates of Happiness: Age, Gender, Wealth, Education | Veenhoven, R.. (2009). World Database of Happiness: Tool for dealing with the ‘data-deluge’. Psychological Topics 18(2), 221-246.
Veenhoven, R. (2012). Cross-national differences in happiness: Cultural measurement bias or effect of culture? International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(4), 333-353. |
| Tuesday
Lecture 6 |
Psychological and Behavioural Substrates of Wellbeing
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Baumeister, R. F., Vohs, K. D., Aaker, J. L., & Garbinsky, E. N. (2013). Some key differences between a happy life and a meaningful life. Journal Of Positive Psychology, 8(6), 505-516.
Seligman, M., Parks, A., & Steen, T. (2004). A balanced psychology and a full life. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society Of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 359(1449), 1379-1381. |
| Wednesday
Lecture 7 |
Values in Action – Character Strengths: Intro | Park, N., Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. A. (2004). Strengths of character and well-being. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 23(5), 603-619. |
| Wednesday Lecture 8 | Focus on Character Strengths of Altruism: Kindness, Love, Forgiveness | Batson, C., & Shaw, L. L. (1991). Evidence for altruism: Toward a pluralism of prosocial motives. Psychological Inquiry, 2(2), 107-122.
McCullough, M. E., Root, L. M., Tabak, B., & Witvliet, C. v. O. (2009). Forgiveness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of Positive Psychology (2nd ed.). (pp. 427-435). New York: Oxford. |
| Wednesday Lecture 9 | Focus Character Strengths of Temperance & Transcendence: Self-regulation, Hope, Gratitude, Wisdom | Selvam, S.G., & Poulsom, M. (2012). Now and hereafter: The psychology of hope from the perspective of religion. Journal of Dharma, 37(4), 393-410.
Selvam, S.G., & Collicutt, J. (2013). The ubiquity of the character strengths in African traditional religion: A thematic analysis. In Knoop, H.H. & Delle Fave, A. (Eds.), Well-Being and Cultures: A Positive Psychology Perspective (pp. 83-102). Heidelberg: Springer. |
| Thursday Lecture 10 | Religion, Spirituality & Positive Psychology | Selvam, S.G. (2011). Positive psychology as a theoretical framework for studying and learning about religion from the perspective of psychology. A paper presentation at the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group -Teaching and Studying Religion Symposium. UK, London.
Watts, F., Dutton, K., & Gulliford, L. (2006). Human spiritual qualities: Integrating psychology and religion. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 9(3), 277-289. |
| Thursday Lecture 11 | Dealing with Negative Experiences: Resilience | Lemay, R., & Ghazal, H. (2001). Resilience and positive psychology: Finding hope. Child & Family, 5(1), 10-21.
Tugade, M. M., Fredrickson, B. L., & Feldman Barrett, L. (2004). Psychological resilience and positive emotional granularity: Examining the benefits of positive emotions on coping and health. Journal of Personality, 72(6), 1161-1190. |
| Thursday Lecture 12 | Dealing with Negative Experiences: Post-traumatic growth | Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2004). Posttraumatic growth: Conceptual foundations and empirical evidence. Psychological Inquiry, 15(1), 1-18.
Linley, P., & Joseph, S. (2004). Positive change following trauma and adversity: A review. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 17(1), 11-21. |
| Friday
Lecture 13 |
Positive Interventions | Seligman, M.A. (2010). Flourish: Positive psychology and positive interventions. Tanner Lectures on Human Values. MI: University of Michigan.
Seligman, M. P., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress: Empirical validation of interventions. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410-421. |
| Friday
Lecture 14 |
Mindfulness | Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Astin, J., & Freedman, B. (2006). Mechanisms of mindfulness. Journal Of Clinical Psychology, 62(3), 373-386.
Shapiro, S. L., Schwartz, G., & Santerre, C. (2002). Meditation and positive psychology. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 632 – 645). London: Oxford University Press. |
| Friday
Lecture 15 |
Positive Psychology: Current Trends and Applications | Duckworth, A. L., Steen, T., & Seligman, M. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice. Annual Review Of Clinical Psychology, 1629-651.
Linley, P., Joseph, S., Harrington, S., & Wood, A. M. (2006). Positive psychology: Past, present, and (possible) future. Journal of Positive Psychology, 1(1), 3-16. |