| The period from the 1998 APA Presidential Address through the 2002 publication of The Positive Psychology Handbook inaugurated a new era for the scientific study of positive psychology. In this project the concept of positive psychology is described and presented as a series of lesson plans appropriate for undergraduate college instruction. Thirty-two individual class outlines are provided as a framework for possible future implementation of a formally articulated California Community College course offering. Additionally, the first 16 class outlines are paired with detail transcripts of proposed lectures, exercises, class interactions, and processes. These detail transcripts serve as descriptive rather than prescriptive illustrations of how the material in these classes might be effectively presented.; The content of these lessons is drawn, in part, from Martin Seligman's seminar on positive psychology currently being offered at the University of Pennsylvania. The material composition of this project, while including Seligman, Csikzentmihalyi, and Myers, also places an emphasis on the previous generation of positive psychologists: May, Maslow, and Rogers.; The conceived purposes of these lessons are (a) as an interventional and educational inoculate against an array of mental and emotional discomforts, and (b) as a system of salutogenic development supporting the healthy individual and the thriving community. An introduction accompanies the class documents to illuminate the historical context, structure, and motivation for the project. |
