698 Crash Course in Well-Being
Class | Registration opens 2/9/2026 11:00 AM
What does it take to experience a sense of well-being? Psychologists, therapists, researchers, writers, and anyone else who likes to think about “why people are the way they are,” have tried to answer this question for years. So, let’s get into it!
In this course, we will explore the five basic elements of well-being, as described by Dr. Martin Seligman, a pioneer in the field of positive psychology. We will look at these elements from the perspective of research evidence, but also in terms of our own experiences. We will explore the role of:
1) positive emotion,
2) engagement,
3) relationships,
4) meaning, and
5) achievement.
Each class will include both lecture material and discussion. Lectures will present findings from the research literature about each of the aforementioned elements of well-being. Students will be encouraged to think about their views on these findings and to discuss how these findings may or may not relate to their own life experiences.
Cheryl Newburg
CHERYL NEWBURG is professor emerita from Lock Haven University, where she was a faculty member in the psychology department for 32 years. Her field is clinical psychology, and she has taught many courses in the areas of psychopathology and psychotherapy. She worked as a practicing psychologist, in addition to her faculty position, maintaining a private practice in Lock Haven for 30 years.