THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS
How Our Brain Make Us Happy and What We Can Do to Get Happier
Stefan Klein, translated by Sephen Lehman
Da Capo Press, 2006
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• Explore neuroscience and neuropsychology to explain how happiness is fostered in the brain
• Learn how we control negative feelings and emotions
• Understand the neurophysiology of how are brains are hardwired
• Learn the power of consciousness, and how it can be used
• Explore the conditions required to foster the "pursuit of happiness"
• Explore the nature of happiness through the latest research in brain science
• Learn how positive and negative feelings are generated by different mental systems
• Learn how people with a stronger left frontal lobe are predisposed to optimism and self-confidence
• Understand how the brain is malleable and anyone with a desire for happiness is able to experience more positive emotions
• Learn strategies to overcome depression including engaging in activities that offer a sense of success
Stefan Klein, Ph.D, is a physicis, author and essayist. He is considered one of the most influential science writers in German-speaking Europe and is a past recipeinet of the Georg von Holtzbrink Prize for Scientific Journalism.
Stephen Lehmann is the Librarian and Coordinator, Humanities Collections at University of Pennsylvania. He has published several translations from German.
10 CE credits; 320 pages
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