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Blocks to Human Potential
AC 130
8 credits
What psychological theory can explain the feeling many people have that their schedules are more full than ever but their lives are not? What organizational development method can address managers' self-assessment that up to 25% of their time daily is wasted? In this AC, students will comprehend key theories in cognitive, behavioral, motivational, and positive psychology as they relate to behavior change by examining soft addictions: habits that are not intrinsically harmful or dependency—inducing, but which rob people of time, money, and consciousness when overindulged in. Students understand the causes and dynamics of soft addictions; conduct analysis of time, relationship, money, and quality of life lost to soft addictions; take action to satisfy the underlying needs and hungers fueling the soft addictions, and help others do the same. Students will drive behavior change by combining vision with pathways such as effective rewards and consequences. No prerequisite.
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