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3.00 Credits
A study of the social and cultural factors affecting human behavior, including effects on observable behavior, emotions, attitudes and other cognitions. Topics of conformity, persuasion, aggression, prejudice, prosocial behavior, relationships, and group influence are considered. Prerequisite: PSY 110, SOC 114, and junior standing; or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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A study of the concepts included in psychology's most widely accepted theories of personality such as those proposed by Freud, Horney, Allport, Rogers, and Skinner. Attention is given to related research, personality assessment, and therapies. Prerequisite: PSY 110 plus 3 additional cr of psychology or sociology; third-year status recommended. 3 Cr
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This counseling course is designed to help the student acquire the skills necessary to become a culturally competent mental health or social service practitioner, that is, someone who is sensitive to cultural differences and to their impact on human interactions. The course is based on the fundamental premise that cultural competence is an ongoing and multi-layered process working at personal, interpersonal, and organization-wide levels. Topics to be addressed include skills to increase cultural awareness and understanding, skills to foster effective interpersonal communication and organizational change strategies. Studies will learn to identify and understand culture as it operates on different social levels (class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation). Students will also learn to identify the barriers to effective communication and positive relationships including how culture may be a barrier. Prerequisite: PSY 110, PSY 211, or PSY 213 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology concerns the application of psychological theories, research methods, and intervention strategies to workplace issues. I/O psychologists are interested in helping organizations to be highly productive while ensuring that their workers are able to lead physically and psychologically healthy work lives. Topics focused on include Personnel Psychology, Employee Motivation and Leadership, Employee Training and Development, Organization Development and Guided change, Organizational Behavior, and Work and family. Prerequisite: PSY 110. 3 Cr
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Courses designed to allow students to pursue study in an area within Psychology. Courses vary in content in response to student interest and demand. Some possible courses could include Conflict Analysis & Resolution, Ecological Psychology, Readings in Applied Psychology, Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, Community Psychology, Stress Management, Human Factors Psychology, History of Psychology, Perception & Cognition, Psychology of Motivation or Psychology of the Family. Under this topics heading, other Mental Health & Rehabilitation Technician Certification courses could be offered, including Sexual Abuse, Trauma & Recovery; Case Management, Mental Health & Aging, Substance Abuse with a Dual Diagnosis Component; Group Process; or Vocational Aspects of Disability. Prerequisite: Dependent upon the course offered, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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An examination of contemporary theoretical explanations of behavior: how do various models shape the formulation of questions about behavior and the resultant answers. Theoretical explanations may include, but not be limited to, behavioral, humanistic, neuroscientific, cognitive, and psychoanalytical models. This course is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of psychological theory. The various systems in psychology will be explored. This course also provides a brief historical overview of the field of psychology. Critical dualisms as they apply to systems are expanded upon (i.e. mind-body, nature-nurture, cognition-behavior, brain-behavior). Prerequisite: PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology and two of the following three courses: SOC 114 Introduction to Sociology, ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology, MAT 113 Statistics. 3 Cr
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A course designed to provide students with an understanding of behavior and physical, cognitive and psychosocial development from adolescence through death. In addition, the course investigates special issues and concerns for adolescent development including those related to adolescent health; deviance and psychological disorders; functioning in the family, school and society; and other related to the transition to adulthood. The life stages of young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood and death and bereavement will be examined in order to bring continuity and closure to the topic of human development. The impact of culture, race, ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status will be examined at each stage of development. Prerequisite: PSY 110 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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This course is designed to survey theory and empirical research on motivation, defined as the factors that initiate, energize, direct and sustain behavior. This course covers the history and systems in the study of motivation, physiological and psychological needs, cognition, individual differences in personality and motivation, and emotion. Prerequisites: PSY 110 and ENG 101. 3 Cr
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This course will address the vocational implications of the most frequently encountered physical and psychiatric disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on understanding limitations in function and how those limitations affect work as conceptualized within existing models of disability. The notion of vocational rehabilitation and the range of employment service programs will be addressed in a holistic fashion, noting their relationship to the conceptual practice of psychosocial rehabilitation and human services. Current theories and practices of employment services will be examined. Skills for evaluating and assessing the vocational impact of a disability and effective strategies for promoting client understanding and access to community resources will be addressed. This course is required for full MHRT certification. Prerequisite: PSY 110, PSY 211 and PSY 213, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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This course introduces the student to basic information concerning chemical dependency. A survey of historical and present-day perspectives on alcohol and drug abuse and addiction in society and the workplace will be covered. The mechanism of drug action and the nature of addiction including the psychological, physiological, behavioral and social effects of alcohol and other drugs will be covered in depth. The role of the counselor in substance abuse prevention, substance abuse addiction identification and treatment will be addressed. Alcoholics Anonymos and other self-help groups, programs and treatment modalities are addressed. While the major focus of the course is on alcohol and drug abuse, substance abuse in special populations is addressed. Prerequisite: PSY 110 and PSY 211, or permission of instructor. 3 Cr
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