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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The intent of this course is to provide students with a broad range of knowledge about sexuality. Topics include: what sexuality is, basic sexual anatomy, conception, contraception, attraction, variations in sexual behavior, sexual disorders, and sexual diseases. Not open to students who have taken PSYC 391L.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the dominant theorists in the 20th century who have analyzed the learning process from a variety of conceptual models. In the course we also apply the theories to present issues like coping with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and psychotherapy. The theorists include Thorndike, Pavlov, Guthrie, Tolman, Hull, Skinner, Ethological Theory, Gestalt Theory, Piaget, and Bandura.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys research and theories on psychological factors like stress, fear, and anxiety and their impact on mental and physical well-being. Additionally, we will consider the psychological and physical health effects of behaviors like smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, exercise, and nutrition. We will also investigate the psychological impact of STDs, heart disease, diabetes, aging, and other physical conditions.
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3.00 Credits
This course involves an extensive examination of the interface between psychology and the legal and criminal justice systems. By taking this course, students will develop an understandingof the roles forensic psychologists perform and the tensions they experience by participating in the legal system. By examining relevant criminal cases, we will examine topics including psychologists' contributions to understanding theories of crime, eyewitness testimony and memory, criminal profiling, repressed and recovered memories, lie detection, competency testing, the insanity defense and the death penalty, pre-trial publicity, false confessions, and jury selection among others. The course will include lecture, discussion, video and guest speakers as well as trips to local legal and criminal justice venues.
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3.00 Credits
Drug abuse is our nation's number one health and social problem. In this course, we will examine the use and abuse of drugs from many perspectives: social, legal, medical, pharmacological and psychological. Beginning with a basic coverage of how the brain controls behavior, we will look at how drugs interact with the brain to have such powerful effects on behavior. Topics will include the medical use of drugs (including over-the-counter and psycho-therapeutic drugs), the illegal abuse of drugs like heroin and cocaine, and the use and abuse of non-drugs like caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys what is currently known about the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders and the use of psychoactive drugs to treat them. Starting with the basics of the brain/behavior relationship and principles of pharmacology, we will cover the symptoms and treatment of the affective disorders, anxiety disorders, and the schizophrenias, among others. Also included will be the psychological aspects and pharmacotherapy of the neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the structure, dynamics, and development of personality as conceptualized by prominent theorists of different persuasions. Psycho-analytic, behavioristic trait, biological, and humanistic/existential, theoretical orientations will be compared and contrasted. The course begins with a foundation of the more traditional personality theories and moves on to more contemporary, innovative approaches to personality. Research findings associated with this field will also be examined.
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3.00 Credits
The etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders from both traditional and contemporary viewpoints. Emphasis is placed upon comparison of alternative models of causation and treatment. Students will be encouraged to explore their own thoughts and feelings about individual differences and deviance.
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3.00 Credits
In this course we will examine the psychological literature and ourselves as we explore the psychology of subjective well-being and happiness. We will experiment with various interventions designed to enhance our personal well-being, our strengths, and our positive interactions with others. In the second half of the course, we will conduct original investigations of particular personality topics or an intensive study of an individual. Not open to students who have taken PSYC 391G.
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3.00 Credits
Study of signifi cant aspects of human development from conception through adolescence. Topics include influences upon the development of social and emotional growth, personality, intellectual capacity, and the acquisition and usage of language. The relevance of these topics to parent effectiveness will be stressed.
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