How to Develop a Healthy Mind: The Psychology of Personality
8 May 2027
10:00am-5:00pm
Ewert House Ewert Place, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DD
Event status:
Applications being accepted
Dates:
8 May 2027
Study Format:
In-person day/weekend
Fees:
£140.00
In-person seminar-style day event
This day event will explore the idea of how to develop a healthy mind from a psychological perspective. We will examine different concepts of a healthy personality offered by many psychological approaches: including psychodynamic (by Jung, Fromm, Berne, Bowlby), existential (Frankl) as well as contemporary views, such as positive psychology. We will also explore new research in neuroscience showing how our everyday life tasks such as gardening and contact with nature can help to develop a healthy mind and aid healing.
You will learn about the positive psychology interventions and how they increase individual happiness, wellbeing, self-fulfilment and success in relationships.
Please note: this event will close to enrolments at 23:59 on 5 May 2027.
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Contact the team
Phone: +44 (0)1865 270368
Email: events@conted.ox.ac.uk
Programme details
9.45am
Registration
10am
How Does a Healthy Mind Develop? Different Psychological Approaches
11.15am
Tea/coffee break
11.45am
Freedom and a Healthy Mind
1pm
Lunch break
2pm
Love and a Healthy Mind
3.15pm
Tea/coffee break
3.45pm
Nature, Gardens and a Healthy Mind
5pm
End of day
Recommended reading
Fromm, E, The Fear of Freedom (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2001)
Seligman, M.E.P., Flourish (Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2011)
Accommodation
If you wish to stay with us before and/or after the event, please contact our Residential Centre for availability and discounted rates.
Call +44 (0) 1865 270362 or email res-ctr@conted.ox.ac.uk
Our accommodationour accommodation at Rewley House in Wellington Square has been rated as 4-Star Campus Accommodation under Visit England. All bedrooms are modern, comfortably furnished with tea/coffee making facilities, Freeview television, private bath/shower rooms and free WiFi. For more details see our accommodation information.
Mrs Magdalena Olmos
Magdalena Olmos has an MA from the University of Warsaw. She has been a lecturer in psychology for over twenty-five years. She is also a qualified Personal Performance Coach.
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Event fee (includes tea/coffee) | £140.00 |
| Baguette lunch | £7.90 |
Payment
Please see the terms and conditions for our open-access courses.
Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, or are a care-leaver in the UK, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Module code: O26P116PCJ
Please use the ‘Book’ button on this page. Alternatively, please contact us to obtain an application form.
