PSYC 1070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psych

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1070
• Professor: Dr.Kenneth Hart

Document Summary

Intro: positive psych the study of positive wellbeing, types of wellbeing (emotional and eudaimonic, emotional (subjective and hedonic wellbeing, positive emotion wellbeing (3 components, high levels of positive emotions (ex. enjoyment, low levels of negative emotions (ex. Worry, anxiety: high levels of life satisfaction (ex. If all three components are present, it"s hedonic: hedonic wellbeing all about feeling good . Central question to course what does it mean to live a good life? how? : the more you play with your strengths, the higher probability to achieve more in life. The heart of it all: student motivation: students drop out of school because they lack motivation high goals. Engaged learning: a positive energy invested in one"s own learning, evidenced by meaningful processing, attention to what is happening in the moment, and participation in learning activities, three components: meaningful processing, focused attention, active participation.