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3.00 Credits
As a complement to Psychology of Relationships, this seminar will deal with the growth of the Self and how it is conceived and constructed. This material will be examined from historical, developmental, therapeutic, and physiological perspectives and will bring in the subjective experience of the infant and of the person who is developing. Thus, it will contain an experiential appreciation of the self and its conceptualization. This will include information from Developmental Psychology, Social Analysis, and Neuroscience. Included in this course will be readings from Erich Fromm, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, William James, Ronald. D. Laing, Ulric Neisser, and Daniel Stern. Secondary material will deal with the works of Mary Calkins, George Herbert Mead Erik Erikson, Carl Rogers, Antonio Damasio, Jaak Panksepp and Social Constructionism. Recommended: PSY 1004: Fundamentals of Psychology. ( Fall '07 & '08)
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Persistent patterns of dealing with significant others are examined from birth through adulthood. John Bowlby, Ronald Laing, Carl Rogers, Jean Baker Miller, and other topical writers are assigned. Topics include: roles, attachment, love, commitment, symbiosis, autonomy, mutuality, and intimacy. This course will make use of group interaction. Recommended: PSY 1004: Fundamentals of Psychology. ( Fall '07 & '08)(Spring '08 & '09)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth presentation of basic scientific principles in psychopharmacology, followed by a scientificallyoriented consideration of various drugs of abuse and drugs that are used to treat mental illnesses and disorders. Topics include the history of psychopharmacology, neurochemistry of brain function, general pharmacology principles, and methodologies employed in psychopharmacological research. Additionally, drug treatments for a variety of mental diseases and disorders including: anxiety, psychosis, depression, mania, dementia, epilepsy, and obsessive-compulsive behavior; and drugs of abuse such as: amphetamines, alcohol, the opiates, and THC will be examined. Prerequisite: PSY 2004: Physiological Bases of Behavior. ( Spring '08)
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3.00 Credits
This seminar course is designed to explore the nature and relevance of individual differences. Various personality theories will be discussed in greater depth than in Psychology 2036: Personality Psychology. This course will also probe special topics in the field of personality theory and research. Such topics may include self-regulation, behavioral genetics and personality, and personality assessment. Amount of material and specific reading selections will depend on available time and level of the class. Prerequisite: PSY 2036: Personality Psychology. (Offering is tentative based on student interest.)
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3.00 Credits
This seminar course is intended to introduce students to contemporary American psychotherapy. It attempts to define and compare various approaches to psychotherapy within the context of the history of the mental health profession in America. In so doing, it will consider elements common to all psychotherapies. It will explore the relationship between therapist and client as well as the evolving perceptions of its role in the therapy process. Particular emphasis will be given to empathy and empathic responding. In addition, the course will briefly discuss other topics pertaining to psychotherapy such as law and ethics, multicultural diversity, outcome research, and clinical practice. Prerequisites: PSY 1004: Fundamentals of Psychology. ( Offering is tentative based on student interest.)
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3.00 Credits
(See course description under "Biopsychology" section) (Fall'07)
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the organic bases of such major psychoses and mental disorders as schizophrenia, manic depression, dementia and psychophysiological dysfunction. The specific cognitive disorders and behavioral abnormalities associated with each syndrome will be reviewed. Background readings will include material on the psychology of mental dysfunction, the genetic determinants of these syndromes, and the relevant neuroanatomical and neurochemical substrates and processes. Prerequisite: PSY 2004: Physiological Bases of Behavior. ( Offering is tentative based on student interest.)
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3.00 Credits
Early psychologists, including Wilhelm Wundt and William James, presumed that psychology meant a psychology of experience. This was also true of Freud and Psychoanalysis. It was not true for many years in America thanks to the popularity of John B. Watson and all those who were swayed by the school of Behaviorism. This seminar-discussion course considers several major sources in Early Psychology, including material from William James, Humanistic Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Csikszentmihalyi & Positive Psychology. Recommended: PSY 1004: Fundamentals of Psychology. ( Fall '07 & '08)
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on a single contemporary topic in neuroscience. Students will be required to read, discuss, and critique literature focusing on common themes. Examples of themes are the biopsychology of learning and memory, the nature of recovery from brain damage, drug dependency, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Prerequisite: PSY 2004: Physiological Bases of Behavior. ( Offering is tentative based on student interest.)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the psychology of everyday assumptions. It will assess assumptions that seem immediately given (normality, health, relationships, self, gender identity, morality, etc.) and which provide the cultural structure of Folk Psychology. Topics also include: cognitive science, cultural psychology, social constructionism, and narrative as a vehicle for Folk Psychology. Recommended: PSY 1004: Fundamentals of Psychology. ( Spring '08 & '09)
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