Psych 204 - Psychobiography

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

Exploration of the use of psychological perspectives in the in-depth study of the life of an individual, with a focus on historical, literary, and artistic figures. We examine how research is conducted, and how one writes a narrative account of a life. After looking at essays describing what is involved in investigating an individual life, we read psychological studies of such figures as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, William, Henry, and Alice James, Woodrow Wilson, Mohandas Gandhi, Sigmund Freud, Edith Wharton, and Frank Lloyd Wright. the main project in the course for each student is the writing of a study of an individual life. Prerequisite: Psych 100B.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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