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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. Nature of pre-adolescent and adolescent behavior and its underlying dynamics; systematic study of modern concepts for understanding and dealing with the adolescent and pre-adolescent in our society. Emphasis on normal behavior development as it relates to the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth of adolescents. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.
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1.00 Credits
1 s.h. A targeted introduction to selected areas of child psychopathology through the presentation of some of the most common childhood behavioral and emotional disorders, including hyperactivity, depression, anxiety, and conduct disorders. Psychological, familial, and temperamental contributions to disorders. Treatment approaches also described.
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1.00 Credits
1 s.h. Introduction to the basic issues and controversies at the intersection of psychology and law, including civil matters (issues of child custody, involuntary commitment to psychiatric hospitals, and the rights of patients in mental health treatment) and criminal matters (crime investigations, prosecution, and sentencing).
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1.00 Credits
1 s.h. From a psychological perspective, examination of why child maltreatment occurs and who commits such acts, the short- and long-term effects of child abuse/neglect, the various treatment strategies employed with abused children and their abusers, and the broad legal and societal issues raised by this phenomenon.
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1.00 Credits
1 s.h. The psychological bases for self-destructive behaviors in adolescent girls, including deliberate cutting of the skin, eating disoders, suicide and para-suicide, sexual promiscuity, gang membership, and substance abuse. Avenues for treatment and prevention also discussed.
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. Nature of abnormal and deviant behavior and its underlying dynamics; systematic study of modern concepts of diagnosis, understanding, treatment and prevention of abnormal behavior patterns. Emphasis on normal behavior development as delineated by psychopathology. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.
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1 s.h. The immediate and long term psychological effects of such traumatic events as abuse, accident, assault, crime, disaster, homicide, and suicide. The reactions of victims, witnesses, and survivors. Issues relevant to helping and healing in the aftermath of trauma are discussed. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Application of concepts, theories, and methods from psychology to issues in the workplace. Topics include research methods, employee selection and assessment, performance appraisal, training and development, leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, job involvement, organizational structure, and organizational change and development. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.
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