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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The interrelationship between biological-cognitive personality and social changes associated with aging.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the field of health psychology. Examines a number of health issues by considering the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the psychology of humans as sexual beings. Exaimes biological, cultural, psychological and developmental aspects.
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3.00 Credits
Material covered in this course includes historical and current perspectives on drug addiction. Basic pharmacology and neuroanatomy are reviewed. Current empirical understanding of the nature and effects of cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, depressants, opiates, marijuana, hallucinogens and psychiatric drugs are covered. Additionally, students are exposed to current controversies regarding drugs, drug regulation and drug prevention.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of mental testing- norms, reliability, validity- along with a familiarization of various psychological tests and discussion of factors in mental testing, e.g., anxiety, maturation, ethics, sources, scoring techniques.
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1.00 Credits
Workshop participants learn a number of practical strategies for building and maintaining therapeutic relationships with challenging youth and families. The strategies are formatted around six guiding principles common to most human services professionals who successfully engage this population. Participants are challenged to assess their own attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to challenging youth via lecture, demonstrations, small group activities, and role plays.
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1.00 Credits
This workshop examines the various forms of addiction that are becoming the leading social problems of this century. An overview of addiction is imparted as well as manifestations such as sex, gambling, eating disorders, and drugs. The impact of addiction on the individual, family, and society are discussed.
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1.00 Credits
A workshop that takes a historical perspective on violence against women. Violence against women and intervention are studied. Prosecution of cases is presented and treatment strategies for offenders are explored.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth consideration of basic dynamics and processes operating in groups and the various strategies used in the group approach as they relate to educational, business, social and personal interactions and problems.
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3.00 Credits
This upper division course provides an overview of the structure and function of the human nervous system as it is involved in human behaviors such as memory, emotion, learning, and psychological disorders. This course assumes that the student has successfully completed Anatomy and Physiology (or its equivalent).
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