<ul><li>Goals & Values: Your personal goals & values in life,</li><li>Random acts of kindness: Small acts of kindness without expecting thankyou,</li><li>Mindful living: Being in the present moment in this distraction-filled era,</li><li>Strengths & solutions: Start focusing on your strengths & developing a solution-oriented mindset,</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Practice gratitude: Noting the small & simple things you're grateful for,</li><li>Practice forgiveness: Forgive others and don't let that anger or grudge consume you,</li><li>Social networking: Being socially connected & having enriched bondings with others,</li><li>Reflect, review & renew: Reflect on the things you try and adjust as things work for you.</li></ul>

8 Steps to happiness [5-8]

<img src="https://d3c33hcgiwev3.cloudfront.net/imageAssetProxy.v1/LS9WmFF1Eee1eAqJgNWzQg.processed/thumbnails/360p/0.jpg?expiry=1630454400000&amp;hmac=eTEvHGgmSr0mHBLI4pCQqX2INaGCRM2SI1wjVol5_s0&amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;dpr=1&amp;w=100%25&amp;h=" srcset="https://d3c33hcgiwev3.cloudfront.net/imageAssetProxy.v1/LS9WmFF1Eee1eAqJgNWzQg.processed/thumbnails/360p/0.jpg?expiry=1630454400000&amp;hmac=eTEvHGgmSr0mHBLI4pCQqX2INaGCRM2SI1wjVol5_s0&amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=100%25&amp;h= 2x, https://d3c33hcgiwev3.cloudfront.net/imageAssetProxy.v1/LS9WmFF1Eee1eAqJgNWzQg.processed/thumbnails/360p/0.jpg?expiry=1630454400000&amp;hmac=eTEvHGgmSr0mHBLI4pCQqX2INaGCRM2SI1wjVol5_s0&amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;dpr=3&amp;w=100%25&amp;h= 3x" alt="video-placeholder" width="755" height="425">This CourseVideo TranscriptIn today’s world, mental illness and distress are common and these account for a significant burden of disability within our community. At the same time, there is a growing interest in understanding and enhancing positive mental health and wellbeing; particularly from developments in the fields of positive psychology and mental health promotion. Positive Psychiatry is a new term (Jeste et al 2016) that describes a dual approach to mental health, where we build strengths, supports and healthy lifestyles as well as treating illness and distress.
 
In this course, we will explore different aspects of good mental health as well as provide an overview of the major kinds of mental disorders, their causes, treatments and how to seek help and support. The course will feature a large number of Australian experts in psychiatry, psychology and mental health research, and we will also hear from “lived experience experts”, people who have lived with mental illness, and share their personal stories of recovery. 

We take an evidence-based approach to a range of strategies that anyone can use to enhance their own mental health and that of others, from exercise and relaxation techniques through to the role of love, relationships and 'good' types of work. We cover topics from creativity and yoga through to psychiatric medications and psychotherapies.

Video created by The University of Sydney for the course "Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health ". Welcome to the MOOC! Get yourself acquainted. This module is about positive mental health, stress and recovery, and some of the important findings ...

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In today’s world, mental illness and distress are common and these account for a significant burden of disability within our community. At the same time, there is a growing interest in understanding and enhancing positive mental health and wellbeing; particularly from developments in the fields of positive psychology and mental health promotion. Positive Psychiatry is a new term (Jeste et al 2016) that describes a dual approach to mental health, where we build strengths, supports and healthy lifestyles as well as treating illness and distress. In this course, we will explore different aspects of good mental health as well as provide an overview of the major kinds of mental disorders, their causes, treatments and how to seek help and support. The course will feature a large number of Australian experts in psychiatry, psychology and mental health research, and we will also hear from “lived experience experts”, people who have lived with mental illness, and share their personal stories of recovery. We take an evidence-based approach to a range of strategies that anyone can use to enhance their own mental health and that of others, from exercise and relaxation techniques through to the role of love, relationships and 'good' types of work. We cover topics from creativity and yoga through to psychiatric medications and psychotherapies.

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