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  • PSY 235: Introduction to Counseling

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course introduces students to basic counseling skills and provides a survey of relevant theories of personality and psychopathology. Topics covered include psychological trauma, suicide risk assessment, intake assessment, case management fundamentals, psychopharmacology. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S or PSY 225S or permission of instructor. Every semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 237S: Career Counseling

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course explores various theories of career development. Methods and resources pertaining to career assessment, career guidance and counseling, and program development are presented. Job seeking and retention skills are also discussed. Unique issues that emerge when career counselors work with minority and other culturally diverse populations are considered. This course is of value to both majors and nonmajors. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S or PSY 225S or permission instructor. Every second spring semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 245: Sports Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    The course examines the psychological aspects of physical fitness, coaching, leadership, team relations, aggression and violence in sports. The history of sports and the roles of women and ethnic groups in athletics will also be considered. Concerns about youth participation will be addressed, including health risks, peer and parental pressure, and the significance of playing for growth and development. Every second spring semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 247: The Psychology of Leadership

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course examines several correlates of leadership, including creativity, intelligence, social forces, personality and motivational characteristics. Current and historical leaders in politics, business, science and the arts will be discussed, and students will have the opportunity to try out leadership techniques first hand. Prerequisite(s): PSY101S or permission of the instructor. Every spring semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 259: Evolutionary Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course is the synthesis of principles of modern evolutionary biology and modern psychology. Basic principles such as survival, short- and long-term mating strategies, parenting, and kinship will be covered. Significant attention will also be focused on various issues of group living, including cooperative alliances, aggressive behaviors, status and social dominance. In addition, the scientific movements leading toward the emergence of Evolutionary Psychology will be discussed. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S or PSY 225S or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option). Every third fall semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 275: Statistical Applications to Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course fosters the development of the basic statistical skills that psychology majors need in order to organize data, perform elementary statistical computations, and interpret the results. The role played by statistics in the research enterprise is also discussed. The statistical analyses covered include t-tests, non-parametric tests, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, correlations, linear regression, and multiple regression. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S or PSY 225S or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every third fall semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 277: Topics in Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course involves the study of advanced topics in the field of psychology. Course content is determined by the individual instructor. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S. (Pass/Fail option) Variable. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 300: Transpersonal and Eastern Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course examines Eastern and Western psychological theory, systems of inquiry, and experiential methodologies that strive to move individuals beyond self-centered behavior and ordinary states of consciousness. Transpersonal systems in modern psychology, Hinduism, Buddhism, Yoga, and Christianity as well as those found in other cross-cultural traditions will be explored using a holistic teaching approach that facilitates both critical analysis as well as experiential understanding. A sample of additional class topics include meditation and metacognitive research/practice, skepticism and belief, expectancy effects, altered states of consciousness, limitations of objective and subjective research, cults, stages of faith, transpersonal paradoxes, contradictions, and inherent limitations. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher, PSY 101S or PSY 225S or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option) Every second fall semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 302: Sensation and Perception

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course examines the relationship between sensation as a physiological process and perception as a psychological phenomenon. Special attention will be given to the physiology and psychology of vision, audition, and the development of the senses. In addition, the course will explore interactions among perception, learning, the social context, and neurophysiology. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S. Every second fall semester. Credit: 4
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  • PSY 303: History of Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Maine at Farmington

    This course explores the historical roots of the major theoretical perspectives in the field of psychology. Specific issues discussed include methods of historical research, the personality characteristics of significant theorists, and the influence of culture on the evolution of psychological theories. Prerequisite(s): PSY 101S. Every third fall semester. Credit: 4
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