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Spring 2019: Personal Adjustment and the Science of Happiness — EDHS 4810

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Title

Spring 2019: Personal Adjustment and the Science of Happiness — EDHS 4810

When

Mon. Jan 14, 2019 - Tue. Apr 30, 2019 (16 weeks)
Every Monday from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Where

Ruffner Hall G004

What does it mean to be normal, well-adjusted or happy? Examine the common conception of how people adjust to life. What are appropriate ways of being, and what behaviors are abnormal or deviant? Learn factors that influence psychological adjustment in normal human development and the relationship between adjustment and personal happiness. The course will incorporate study, self-examination, mindfulness, personal projects and the science of creating happiness.

3 credits
 

Instructor: Walter Anderson (wpa6n@virginia.edu)