This free online course on the fundamentals of positive emotional states and processes will start by introducing you to the meaning of happiness and wellbeing as well as the roles they play in fostering healthy interpersonal relationships. You will learn about the relationship between culture and happiness, as well as the role culture plays in the attainment of a happy self. 

This course will also introduce you to the subjective happiness scale as one of the measures for testing happiness as well as the connection between the brain and happiness. This course will teach you about the concept of positive affectivity as a trait that reflects stable individual differences in positive emotional experiences along with the importance of being in a happy emotional state. 

Finally, this course will introduce you to the neurobiological basis for positive affectivity along with the independence of positive and negative emotions. This course will teach you about the difference between emotional intelligence and intelligence quotient. This course will then improve your understanding of emotional intelligence in positive psychology. Begin this course to improve your knowledge of positive emotional states.