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Prerequisites: PSYC 103C, and ANTH 102C or SOCI 100C. An examination of interpersonal behavior as it is influenced by social processes, culture, face-to-face interactions, and personality characteristics. Among the topics covered are interpersonal and group behavior in relationship to social values, diversity issues, norms, attitudes, roles, and social needs.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 103C. Exposes students to the psychological literature relevant to becoming more culturally sensitive to diverse ethnic populations and other forms of diversity. It addresses the unique changes required to the traditional psychological counseling theories and counseling practices that are associated with helping individuals from diverse backgrounds. The course is applicable to students who intend to work with, minister to, or do clinical counseling with people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
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Prerequisites: PSYC 103C and PSYC 320. A study of sociocultural, spiritual, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral deviations with regard to description, patterns of development, measurement, and treatment methods.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 103C. An interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective on human aging. The physiology of aging and its psychological ramifications are explored, as is the sociology and spirituality of the older adult in contemporary society.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 103C. This course is an introduction to the concepts of biological psychology. Beginning with a basic understanding of brain structures, students will gain an understanding of how brain structure relates to brain function and to behavior. Topics covered include brain structure, neuronal communication, drugs and hormonal influences on the brain, visual sensation and perception, sleep and waking states, sexual behavior, brain lateralization, language, and psychological disorders.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 103C. Investigates the identification, causes, and prevention of all types of intrafamily abuse: child, spouse, sibling, and parent. Explores theories and research findings for practical application. Studies the sociocultural contexts in which abuse and violence occur.
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Prerequisites: PSYC 103C and PSYC 320. A review and critical evaluation of the major personality theories and their supporting evidence.
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Prerequisites: PSYC 103C and declared psychology major. A survey of theory and research in learning and examination of the applications of principles of learning to contemporary settings. Among the topics covered are Pavlovian learning, operant learning, observational learning, generalization and discrimination, schedules of reinforcement, and aversive control.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 103C. Culture and Psychology will cover the nature of culture and its applications to understanding human functioning. Students will examine cultural influences on thought, emotion, behavior, and relationships through exploring their own and other domestic and international cultures.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 103C or SOCI 100C. Survey of Human Services explores the ways in which care is provided for the whole individual, surveying community resources and developing an understanding of the ways in which human services are carried out in various settings. Ethical issues and the significance of a Christian worldview in human services are also examined.
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