哈佛大学幸福课英文版01.pptVIP

“There is one thing, and only one in the whole universe which we know more about than we could learn from external observation. That one thing is [ourselves]. We have, so to speak, inside information; we are in the know.” CS Lewis * It is not English 10a or Math 55 It is about rigorous fun “I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” Oliver Wendell Holmes A different kind of effort “On Monday, don’t tell me how great it was; tell me what you’re doing differently.” Peter Drucker * Final Project 20-30 minute Presentation Any topic within positive psychology Written text (10-15 pages double spaced) Slides (word or powerpoints) Include: Reference to research Optional: stories, film clips, exercises, etc Why a presentation? Teaching as learning Spread goodness… * * Why Positive Psychology? * Anger: 5,584 Anxiety: 41,416 Depression: 54,040 Psychological Abstracts (1967-2000) Joy: 415 Happiness: 1,710 Life satisfaction: 2,582 Ratio: 21/1 * Focusing on What Doesn’t Work “The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side; it has revealed to us much about man’s shortcomings, his illnesses, his sins, but little about his potentialities, his virtues, his achievable aspirations, or his psychological height. It is as if psychology had voluntarily restricted itself to only half its rightful jurisdiction, and that the darker, meaner half.” Abraham Maslow * Psychology Needs Help 21/1 ratio is unhealthy… … but it reflects reality depression 10 times higher today than 1960 mean age for depression today is 14.5 (compared to 29.5 in 1960) * * Does Psychology Need Help? 21/1 ratio of studies is unhealthy… … but it reflects reality depression 10 times higher today than 1960 mean age for depression today is 14.5 (compared to 29.5 in 1960) mental health crisis on campuses nationwide (Kadiso