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The Science of Willpower (PSY 205)
Physical health, emotional well-being, social relationships, and professional success all require the ability to regulate our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Advances in psychology, neuroscience, medicine, and mind-body research are beginning to paint a new picture of what willpower is, why it matters, and how to develop it.
Is willpower in the mind or in the body? Is it possible to run out of willpower, and how do you build a bigger reserve? What motivates people to change? Why do we talk ourselves out of things we really want or need to do? How much control over our thoughts and feelings do we really have, and what are the healthiest ways to regulate them?
This course will address these questions through lectures, readings, and discussion, and give you the opportunity to apply the ideas of the course to making an important change or pursuing a major goal in your life.
Kelly McGonigal
Research and Academic Program Officer, Department of Psychology
Kelly McGonigal received a PhD in psychology from
Stanford. Her research and teaching focuses on the
social and physical health consequences of how we
regulate emotions and cope with stress. She also teaches
in Stanford's Health Improvement Program and presents
stress-reduction workshops nationally. She has received
numerous teaching awards, including the Walter J. Gores
Award, Stanford's highest teaching honor.
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Course Details
Mondays
7:00 - 8:50 pm
5 weeks
Jun 23 - Jul 21
1 unit $200
Drop by: Jul 6
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