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Davidson, LaBounty Content: Emerging adulthood and adult development in areas including physiology, perception, cognition, personality, social behavior. How psychological processes evolve and change with age. Emphasis on late adolescence through late adulthood and death. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 230, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Schoeneman Content: Theory and research about human nature, individuality, and the causes and meaning of important psychological differences among individuals. Major theories of personality including psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, social learning, cognitive perspectives; current topics in personality research. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Davidson, J. Detweiler-Bedell, Schneider, Schoeneman Content: Applied field learning experience and exposure to psychologically oriented occupations in Brisbane, Australia. Building human relations skills; becoming acquainted with important human service institutions and their social impact in an environment of socialized health and human services. Theoretical, cross-cultural, and practical frameworks for interventions. Prerequisites: Psychology 100, 200, and 300; or Psychology 100 and consent of instructor. Concurrent enrollment in International Studies 240, taught in Australia or England, summers only, or occasionally during semester-long offcampus programs. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits. May be taken twice for credit if participating in two programs.
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Zhang Content: The relationship between basic psychological processes and underlying functions of the nervous system. Biological bases of sensation, perception, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, psychopathology. Laboratory section supplementing lectures and readings with dissection of a sheep brain, computer simulations of neural processes, introduction to use of physiological monitoring equipment with humans. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 280, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
J. Detweiler-Bedell Content: Theory and data in the psychological development of females, their attitudes, values, behaviors, and self-image. Alternative models for increasing gender role flexibility and allowing all humans to explore their full potential. Research methodology, changing roles, androgyny, gender schema, extent and validity of gender differences. Influence of culture, socialization, and individual differences on women and men. Relationship between the psychology of gender and principles of feminism. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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J. Detweiler-Bedell Content: Overview of the science and practice of clinical psychology. Application of psychological science to psychotherapeutic interventions and clinical assessment. Major theories and techniques of therapeutic assessment and behavior change, including psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, family, group, and time-limited approaches, with emphasis on empirically validated treatments. Logic and methodology of psychotherapy process and outcome research. Ethical issues in therapy and assessment. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 300; Psychology 240; or consent of instructor. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
J. Detweiler-Bedell Content: The interactions of psychology and health, including how thoughts, emotions, and behavior influence health and the effects of health on psychological well-being. Emphasis on how psychological, social, and biological factors interact with and determine the success people have in maintaining their health, getting medical treatment, coping with stress and pain, recovering from serious illness. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Zhang Content: An introduction to the principles of psychopharmacology and the effects of psychoactive substances on behavior. The mechanisms of drug action with an emphasis on how drugs affect the brain. Discussion of the social and political aspects of drug abuse. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Zhang Content: Relations between culture and human behavior. Examination of topics in psychology from a multicultural, multiethnic perspective, with special emphasis on cultural influence on research methods, self-concept, communication, emotion, social behavior, development, and mental health. Cultural variation, how culture shapes human behavior, and psychological theories and practices in different cultures. Credit not available to students who take Psychology 190. Prerequisite: Psychology 100, 200, 300, or consent of instructor. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.
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Staff Content: In-depth understanding of current issues and topics in psychology. Central theoretical, empirical, practical issues of each topic. Prerequisites: Psychology 100, 200, 300, or consent of instructor. Psychology courses appropriate for the topic of study. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits. May be taken twice for credit if topics differ.
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