After taking the Subjective Happiness Scale, you learned that most people are fairly happy.  What surprises you about this?  What do you think contributes to our happiness?

Find out how happy you are.  Take short assessment at: http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/subjective-happiness-scale-shs/

Discussion:

After taking the Subjective Happiness Scale, you learned that most people are fairly happy.  What surprises you about this?  What do you think contributes to our happiness? 

Scoring of assessment:

More detail on the scoring is on the assessment site:

Scoring:  Add together the 4 item scores.  Item 4 is reverse coded, so that if you scored 1 give yourself a 7.  Then divide the total score by 4 to give you a range between 1 and 7.

Interpretation:  The world adult population scored, on average, between 4.5 and 5.5.

Or follow this link: http://saintleo.worldcat.org/title/positive-psychology-theory-research-and-applications/oclc/743229260&referer=brief_results    The Subjective Happiness Scale is on p. 72 (only 4 questions)

 

Recognize and discuss media bias and its effects

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Assigment:

Research: Log on to at least 3 of the top online news websites such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, USA Today, ABC News to take a look at what kind of national or global lead stories are prevalent.  How much of the news reflects disaster, violence, crime, corruption, or otherwise negativity?  In what ways do you think viewers and readers get an inaccurate or distorted impression about what is really happening in the world?  How do you think the psychological well-being of viewers and readers might be affected by what they read on a daily basis?  What do you think the attraction is to this kind of negativity?  :

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Recognize and discuss media bias and its effects.

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“Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, and treachery….all the things we hold near and dear to our hearts.”  This is the opening line in the Broadway musical, Chicago.

Research:

Log on to at least 3 of the top online news websites such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, USA Today, ABC News to take a look at what kind of national or global lead stories are prevalent. 

Assignment:

Download the discussion Rubric: Rubic Media Bias Discussion

In your discussion respond to the following questions and then respond to two other people.

· How much of the news reflects disaster, violence, crime, corruption, or otherwise negativity? 

· In what ways do you think viewers and readers get an inaccurate or distorted impression about what is really happening in the world? 

· How do you think the psychological well-being of viewers and readers might be affected by what they read on a daily basis? 

What do you think the attraction is to this kind of negativity?

 

Explain and evaluate personality assessment

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Overview

At the beginning of this Module, you took the BPA Self-Report Inventory, then received an analysis of your personality.  If you were somewhat curious or even skeptical about the nature of the questions, you might not be surprised to find out that BPA stands for Bogus Personality Assessment; it was a fake test.  What might surprise you, though, is that every student in the class received the same analysis, again, because it was all just made up and fake.

The purpose of this deceptive activity:

This activity was designed to help you experience first-hand just how easily we tend to accept and support the results of one oversimplified personality test.  Remember, personality test results are not definitive and should never be used alone to make important decisions about ourselves or other people. 

Discussion questions:

· What was your initial reaction to your BPA Analysis? 

· Did you think it accurately described your personality? 

· As you look back at it now, how do you think so many students get caught in believing that it is a legitimate test and an accurate analysis? 

· How do you feel about the deception you experienced for the sake of learning about personality assessments? 

And lastly, what is the most important lesson you learned in this activity about personality assessments?

Explain positive psychology

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Identify one’s individual positive traits and how these might aid in improved living.

Writing Assignment

For this Discussion, please address each of the following:

Pleasant Life: Design a beautiful day for yourself. Think about activities that you would find highly enjoyable and those that are important to you. Describe what you would do, how you would do it, and your individual positive traits and strengths you have to carry out your plan.  Finally, explain why you think Martin Seligman believed that taking the time to lead a pleasant life can benefit our psychological well-being.

Good Life: Decide on some unpleasant or tedious task that you must do. Think about how you can accomplish it in a more invigorating way. Describe what you would do, how you would do it, and your individual positive traits and strengths you have to help you transform the unpleasant task into a pleasant one.  Finally, explain why you think Martin Seligman believed that taking the time to lead a good life can benefit our psychological well-being.

Meaningful Life: Plan the “perfect” surprise for someone who needs it.  Think about what is important to that person and how you can help them.  Describe what you would do, how you would do it, and your individual positive traits and strengths you have to carry out your plan. Finally, explain why you think Martin Seligman believed that taking the time to lead a meaningful life can benefit our psychological well-being.

 

Personal Explorations Workbook and Paper One project that you will complete during this course is the Personal Explorations Workbook and Paper. This workbook contains five surveys that you are to complete and score on your own. The surveys assess certain personality traits that we all possess to one degree or another. In given modules, you will be requested to complete some of these surveys, score them, and then submit your scores for that week. The following workbooks will be completed:

 

 Personal Explorations Workbook 1: Happiness Profile  Personal Explorations Workbook 2: Self-Monitoring Scale  Personal Explorations Workbook 3: Social Avoidance  Personal Explorations Workbook 4: Assertive Job Hunting  Personal Explorations Workbook 5: Sexuality Scale

 

Note that all Personal Explorations Workbooks will be submitted to the appropriate Dropbox in the assigned module.

 

As you work along, you are also to keep a document in which you interpret your scores and explain how your score is reflective of your behavior. In some cases, you may be surprised of you score – elaborate on this and explain why you think the survey is under or overestimating this certain characteristic about you.

 

At the end of Module 7, you will submit these written accounts of your scores as one document. This component counts as 10% of your grade, so be sure to take it seriously! You might find you learn something new about yourself, or confirm hunches about how you react or behave in certain situations.

 

The paper should evaluate aspects of the core value personal development.