3. Submit evaluation & post-test.
4. Print your certificate.
Course Materials:
GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION
Between 1900 and 2000, American life expectancy jumped from 47 to 77 years. Advances in genetic engineering, tissue engineering, stem cell therapies, nanotechnology, hormone therapies, and other fields are likely to foster a longevity revolution in which lifespans get much longer and people look and function younger at older ages. What can psychology in general and positive psychology teach us about how to live longer, healthier, and happier? This course focuses on what research on aging and research on centenarians (people 100+ years old) can teach us about living longer, healthier, and happier and how therapists can apply this knowledge to their clients (and to themselves).
Educational Objectives:
This course will teach psychotherapists to
Identify ways beliefs affect living longer, healthier, and happier.
Summarize research on positive psychology and aging.
Explain centenarian personality traits.
Identify the contribution of genetics to longevity and happiness.
Define beliefs that foster living longer, healthier, and happier.
Summarize the research that supports these beliefs.
Course Syllabus
How beliefs affect mental and physical health and longevity
Beliefs set up self-fulfilling prophecies and behaviors
Beliefs about the efficacy of treatment
The lifestyle you choose has a profound influence on your health
The meanings you attach to events
Your body is an apothecary
Positive psychology on aging
Psychology of aging research on who lives the longest
33 Beliefs that promote living longer, healthier, and happier
Between 1900 and 2000, American life expectancy jumped from 47 to 77 years. Advances in genetic engineering, tissue engineering, stem cell therapies, nanotechnology, hormone therapies, and other fields are likely to foster a longevity revolution in which lifespans get much longer and people look and function younger at older ages. What can psychology in general and positive psychology teach us about how to live longer, healthier, and happier? This course focuses on what research on aging and research on centenarians (people 100+ years old) can teach us about living longer, healthier, and happier and how therapists can apply this knowledge to their clients (and to themselves).
