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An introduction to the major approaches to studying human personality (e.g., psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive) with emphasis on how traditional personality theories relate to existing and modern research. Assignments will offer opportunities for both self-reflection and analysis of course content. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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This course will explore psychological disorders of adults. Utilizing the current diagnostic framework, symptoms of major mental illnesses such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, and schizophrenia will be reviewed. Additionally, issues regarding etiology, assessment, and diagnosis will be discussed. The primary focus will be on the understanding of the nature of the disorders; only minor emphasis will be given to the treatment of the disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Annually Instructor: Edelson, Staff
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The study of individual thought and behavior in social contexts. Major content areas include the perception of oneself and others, social judgment and inference processes, attitude formation and change, conformity, altruism, aggression, prejudice and interpersonal attraction. The course emphasizes theory and findings from experimental laboratory research. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Spring Instructor: Friedrich
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This course will explore psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence. Utilizing the current diagnostic framework, symptoms of major mental illnesses such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, conduct and oppositional disorders, and developmental disorders will be reviewed. Additionally, issues regarding etiology, assessment, and diagnosis will be discussed. The primary focus will be on the understanding of the nature of the disorders; only minor emphasis will be given to the treatment of the disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Spring Instructor: Edelson
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Introduction to counseling approaches with primary focus on experiential learning of communication skills used in counseling individuals. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Staff
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A systematic introduction to the nature of the learning process emphasizing a topical/theoretical orientation. Major topics covered include the historical legacy of neobehaviorism, classic and contemporary Pavlovian conditioning, techniques of instrumental learning, the nature of reinforcement, aversive learning, generalization and discrimination and recent developments in the economy of learning. Attention will be given to interactions between learning and motivation. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Fall Instructor: Staff
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This course will explore the field of industrial/organizational psychology in its broadest sense. We will examine the psychology of work behavior from both a management perspective, with its emphasis on efficiency and productivity; and from a worker's point of view, including concerns about career development, job satisfaction and stress. Work-related issues in many types of organizations (e.g., educational institutions, social service agencies, profit-oriented manufacturing companies) will be considered. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Friedrich
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The biological bases of animal behavior will be examined. Neuroanatomical and psychopharmacological techniques will be applied to processes including sleep, emotion, learning, and memory, as well as neuropsychological disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Offering: Annually Instructor: Koger
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This course will explore the psychological, biological, and sociological influences that affect individual's abilities to cope with stress and illness and promote health. Topics to be examined include how the body's systems function, the promotion of health-enhancing behaviors and the prevention of health-compromising behaviors, stress and its effects on the individual, coping with stress, coping with pain and chronic illnesses, the interface between stress and cardiovascular disease, and psychoneuroimmunology. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Offering: Alternate falls Instructor: Edelson
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This course will consider the subjects of attention, concept formation, pattern recognition, language, memory, artificial intelligence, creative thinking, problem solving and other aspects of cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or consent of instructor Offering: Spring Instructor: Staff
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