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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Theories and techniques counseling. Course includes practice in interviewing and development of basic skills necessary for successful treatment. Prerequisite: PSY 101 and PSY 335. Strongly recommend PSY 310. 3 credits.
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Nature of religious experience and behavior. Psychological aspects of belief, prayer, sin, guilt, mysticism, and membership in a religious community. Prerequisite: PSY 101. 3 credits.
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This course will examine psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they are ill. Topics include the mind-body relationship, stress and stress management, chronic pain, headaches, biofeedback, the patient in various treatment settings. The course also examines changes in lifestyle and psychological issues faced by individuals dealing with stroke, arthritis, diabetes, hear disease, cancer and AIDS. Prerequisite: PSY 101. 3 credits.
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The biological bases of behavior and methods of study. Topics include: anatomy and physiology of the nervous system and sense organs, drugs and behavior, sleep and dreaming, eating and drinking, memory and language, brain disorders and abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: PSY 101 or BIO 101. 3 credits.
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Special problems of children who differ markedly from the average: mentally retarded, brain damaged, psychologically disturbed, sociopathic, physically handicapped, culturally deprived, and gifted children. Genetics, neuropsychological, and sociological aspects as well as causes, assessment, and remediation. Prerequisite: PSY 101 (PSY 335 strongly recommended). 3 credits.
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Overview of clinical psychology as both an art and a science. Roles of the clinical psychologist and the scientific foundations of assessment and treatment. Prerequisite: PSY 340 or Departmental permission. 3 credits.
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Diagnosis and treatment of the most common mental disorders, which include depression, manicdepression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, general anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias. Prerequisite: PSY 335. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
The etiology, description, and treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder associated with obesity. Relation between eating disorders and other psychopathology. Prerequisite: PSY 335. 3 credits.
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Cognitive function in the normal and brain-injured adult. Methods of neuropsychological assessment in clinical and research situations. Topics include consciousness, body sense, spatial understanding, language encoding, attention, memory, perceptual processing including vision, and personality. Strategies for remediation. Prerequisite: PSY 351. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Directed study in subject matter not offered in a standard course or independent research study of a new topic. Prerequisite: Junior or higher status with appropriate Psychology GPA and departmental permission. 3 credits.
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