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Psychology in the Age of GenAI: The Human Mind and Behavior Specialization

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Psychology in the Age of GenAI: The Human Mind and Behavior Specialization

AI-Powered Psychology for Personal Well-Being.

Apply psychology and AI tools to enhance wellness, communication, and decision-making.

John Whitworth
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Ritesh Vajariya

Instructors: John Whitworth

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Use AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to support mood tracking, stress management, mindfulness, and personal goal achievement.

  • Apply psychological frameworks (PERMA, LAER, empathy models) to evaluate AI wellness tools and enhance human-AI interactions.

  • Develop critical evaluation skills to assess AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and ethical concerns before acting on recommendations.

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February 2026

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Decision Making
Category: User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Category: Health And Wellness Coaching
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Patient Preparation
Category: Crisis Intervention
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Empathy & Emotional Intelligence

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Automation
Category: Data Quality
Category: Supervised Learning
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Health And Wellness Coaching
Category: Predictive Analytics

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Capture
Category: Psychology
Category: User Research
Category: Human Factors
Category: Qualitative Research
Category: Design Research
Category: Trustworthiness
Category: Information Privacy
Category: AI Security
Category: Usability
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Discussion Facilitation
Category: Record Keeping
Category: Customer Insights
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Case Studies
Category: Usability Testing

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsible AI
Category: Active Listening
Category: Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Customer and Client Support
Category: Business Communication
Category: Customer Complaint Resolution
Category: Communication
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Empathy
Category: Customer Support
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: De-escalation Techniques
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Customer experience improvement
Category: Quality Assessment
Category: Anthropic Claude

What you'll learn

  • Recognize the Pros-Cons-Mitigations framework as a structured approach to complex choices.

  • Apply AI decision-support tools (ChatGPT/Claude) to generate and organize comprehensive pros and cons lists for their own dilemmas.

  • Evaluate those lists against their personal values using a worksheet.

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John Whitworth
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30 Courses 1,630 learners
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1 Course 8 learners

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