printer friendly pageLIFE 60N: The Psychology of Stoked (PSYC 60N)
Examines the biological, psychological and social aspects of what it means to live a positive, life-affirming existence. Drawing from a wide range of sources, from psychiatry and psychology, to spirituality and philosophy, seminar informs on the latest thinking about the psychology of happiness, and questions assumptions about personal happiness. Explores the new field of positive psychology and pulls from a multidisciplinary literature, examining life satisfaction and happiness from many perspectives, and the psychiatry of stimulation including substance, human sexuality, and healthy methods of attaining happiness. Includes guest speakers from many different backgrounds and perspectives. Examines what it means to be truly mindful.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Joshi, S. (PI)
;
Reicherter, D. (PI)
PSYC 60N: The Psychology of Stoked (LIFE 60N)
Examines the biological, psychological and social aspects of what it means to live a positive, life-affirming existence. Drawing from a wide range of sources, from psychiatry and psychology, to spirituality and philosophy, seminar informs on the latest thinking about the psychology of happiness, and questions assumptions about personal happiness. Explores the new field of positive psychology and pulls from a multidisciplinary literature, examining life satisfaction and happiness from many perspectives, and the psychiatry of stimulation including substance, human sexuality, and healthy methods of attaining happiness. Includes guest speakers from many different backgrounds and perspectives. Examines what it means to be truly mindful.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Joshi, S. (PI)
;
Reicherter, D. (PI)
PSYC 61: Advanced Stoke - Applying "the Psychology of Stoke"
This course will develop the material from
PSYC 60N, The Psychology of Stoked, into complete modules, drawing from the existing material. This is a class about the biological, psychological, and social aspects of what it means to live a positive, life-affirming existence. The Stoked class has been running for 10 years and has developed efficiency for teaching many principles of wellbeing. The Stoked Laboratory plans to process the developed material into learning modules for scaling psych 60N into a large lecture class. The Stoked Laboratory plans to develop modules suitable for high school students and incorporate them into teaching instruments for Stanford Neuroscience course for High School Students (CNI-X) in the summer of 2025.
PSYC 60N is a prerequisite for this course and instructor's permission.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Reicherter, D. (PI)
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