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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the basic principles underlying human behavior and mental processes. Emphasis will be placed on major areas of study in the field of psychology, such as motivation, development, thought processes, and personality. Core Curriculum Course.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the application of basic psychological principles to adjustment decisions in daily life. This will include such topics as interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, stress, group processes, friendship, love and marriage, and career choices.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of psychological principles applied to the work place. This course will introduce students to the psychosocial, interpersonal, and behavioral dynamics of people in organizations. The importance of effective communication, leadership, cultural diversity, and teamwork within an organization will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide an understanding of human sexuality, identity, orientation, and behavior, and the variations in these dimensions of this important aspect of human experience. It includes information on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes associated with sexuality. Theory, research methods, and applications of research to the facilitation of gender identity development and understanding of the human sexual response are covered. The course also provides information on the treatment of sexual dysfunction, and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and irresponsible sexual behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Psychology of adolescence is a study of the relationships among the physical, emotional, social and psychological factors that influence growth and development from puberty to early adulthood (ages 12-18).
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3.00 Credits
A study of normal physiological, intellectual, and emotional development and functioning of the child from conception through adolescence. Emphasis on normal child development, the family, parent-child interaction, and the psychological and cultural forces affecting them.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the normal physiological, intellectual, and emotional development and functioning of the human life cycle from adulthood through death.
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3.00 Credits
A developmental psychology course designed to provide an understanding of human behavior and characteristics from conception through death. This course includes information on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes throughout the lifespan. Theory, research, and applications are covered.
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3.00 Credits
A study of human behavior, applying psychological theory to the development of the well-adjusted individual. Techniques for managing stress, reducing anxiety, coping with anger, increasing assertiveness, and achieving self-control are considered.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers personality theories that apply to both normal personality and abnormal behavior. Some of the theories covered are psychoanalytic, cognitive, learning, and sociocultural. Current research on the biological foundations of mental health and illness is covered in detail. These theories are related to mental disorders such as major depression, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Case studies of individuals enhance comprehension of mental disorders. Treatment by psychotherapy and drugs is discussed as well as ethical, legal and social issues relating to the mentally ill.
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