Psychology 329PR - Seminar in Personality and Abnormal Psychology: 'From Pathology to Resilience: Emotion Regulation, Positive Psychology, and Therapy'

The field of psychology has focused predominantly on defining and treating mental illness, rather than the promotion of mental health and resilience broadly. The latter area has tended to be lumped into the idea of "positive psychology." However, this idea of "positive psychology" is narrower in scope than the field of resilience as a whole. Therefore, the course will heavily explore how pop and media presentations of mental health align with the actual clinical science (or not!). Topics will include therapeutic orientations, mindfulness, positive psychology, stress, and behavior change. We will review media sources, books, and peer-reviewed studies. The course will heavily rely on student-led discussions and presentations as well as weekly reflections, essays, and group projects.

Prereq: PSYCH-204.