Neuropsychology of Wellbeing and Resilience

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This course pulls from current literature in the fields of neuroscience and positive psychology to explore cognition and human behavior from the perspectives of wellbeing, resilience, and coping rather than pathology, damage, and weakness. To explore this topic, the course emphasizes neuroscientific and psychological perspectives to evaluate positive human functioning on multiple levels that range from the cellular and molecular through the sociocultural. The content and activities guide students through an exploration of how positive experiences, positive individual traits, and positive institutions influence and are influenced by neurophysiology and behavior. The course focuses on prevention and competency building instead of merely correcting disorders and weaknesses. prereq: 1511