Course description
Psychology of Personal Growth
Want to learn about how you become who you are, but not sure where to kick off that journey? This is a fantastic course for you.
This course covers important factors influencing your personal growth (i.e., how you grow by exposing yourself to new experiences). We discuss personality and emotion, romantic and intimate relationships, as well as the interplay between culture and these factors on your growing up. In the course, we allude to the findings pertinent to the Chinese samples.
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Who should attend?
Prerequisites:
No prior knowledge in psychology needed; join us a rookie.
Training content
- Module 1: Introduction to Psychological Adjustment
- Module 2: Understanding Yourself
- Module 3: Exploring Your Emotion
- Module 4: Romantic Love and Culture
- Module 5: Intimate Relationships
Course delivery details
This course is offered through The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a partner institute of EdX.
2-3 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$50
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- describe different methods to studying personal growth
- describe yourself using multiple perspectives
- explain the role of culture in defining yourself
- describe different approaches to exploring the nature of emotion
- apply different perspectives on understanding the interplay between culture and romantic love
- critically discuss the relationship between romantic love and intimate relationships
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