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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
RPD505 - Positive Psychology I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. BİRCAN ERGÜN BAŞAK
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
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Prerequisites N/A
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Recommended Resources Seligman, M., Csikszentmihalyi, M., Dweck, C. (2023). Pozitif Psikoloji ve Zihinsel Dayanıklılık: Mutluluk, Akış ve Zihinset. Gece Kitaplığı.Carr, A. (2016). ‘Pozitif Psikoloji’. Birinci Basım. Çeviri: Ümit Şendilek. Kaknüs Yayınları, İstanbulEryılmaz, A. (2024). Pozitif Psikoterapi - Uygulama Kitabı. Nobel Yayınevi.Ergüner Tekinalp, B. & Işık, Ş. (2015). Eğitimde pozitif psikoloji uygulamaları. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.Hefferon, K. & Boniwell, I. (2014). Pozitif psikoloji: Kuram, araştırma ve uygulamalar. (Çev. Ed. T. Doğan). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.Işık, Ş. (2020). Karakter Güçleri ve Erdemler. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.Lopez, S. J. ve Snyder, C. R. (Ed.). (2009). The Oxford handbook of positive psychology (2. baskı). Oxford: Oxford University Press.Haidt, J. (2005). The happiness hypothesis: Finding modern truth in ancient wisdom. New York, NY: Basic Books.Allen, KA, Furlong, MJ, Brodrick, D, Suldo, SM (2022) Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools Supporting Process and Practice, Routledge
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Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction of Positive Psychology: Basic concepts and principals
Week - 2 The History and Pioneers of Positive Psychology
Week - 3 Subjective Well-being, Psychological Well-being and Emotions
Week - 4 Happiness
Week - 5 The Perma Model
Week - 6 Character Strengths, Virtues, and the VIA Test
Week - 7 Midterm exam
Week - 8 Peseschkian's Balance Theory
Week - 9 Flow Theory
Week - 10 Strengths-Based Assessment - Case Study
Week - 11 Positive Psychotherapy Intervention Techniques I
Week - 12 Positive Psychotherapy Intervention Techniques II
Week - 13 Cultural Sensitivity and Intercultural Positive Psychotherapy
Week - 14 Final Exam

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