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3.00 Credits
Introduction to affective and cognitive counseling theories. Practical applications and beginning self-exploration. Course Objectives (1) Correctly identify the major counseling perspectives offered in class and recall course terminology and use it appropriately. (2) Grasp historical, philosophical, and theoretical concepts as related to the various counseling perspectives. (3) Demonstrate cogent, clear, scholarly writing that compares, contrasts, and critically evaluates counseling perspectives. (4) Correctly distinguish between each counseling perspective and demonstrate beginning sensibilities and practice through role-plays, commentary, and analysis of role-plays. (5) Demonstrate a recognition of potential synthesis, i.e., counseling perspectives may be integrated while keeping a clinical acumen toward unique lived experiences and diversity. (6) Recognize ethical relations with others including responsible awareness and sensitivity to gender, race, and ethnic differences, sexual preferences and variation, cross-cultural differentiation and all forms of diversity.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop and sharp the skills necessary for working with people. Course Objectives (1) Correctly identify the essentials to effective counseling, correctly make use of interpersonal and therapeutic skills, and correctly demonstrate case formulations. (2) Grasp basic counseling/therapeutic skills and concepts as well as humanistic, existential, cognitive, and psychodynamic elements of case formulation. (3) Demonstrate effective counseling/therapeutic skills and also demonstrate ethical relations with others including responsible awareness and sensitivity to gender, race, and ethnic differences, sexual preferences and variation, cross-cultural differentiation and all forms of diversity. (4) Correctly identify and interpret counseling skills, psychodynamics, intervention, existential givens within course texts, role-plays, and film. (5) Synthesize humanistic, existential, cognitive, and psychodynamic elements of course text, and class notes, with their own beginning therapeutic skills. (6) Demonstrate ethical and responsible relations with others and offer critical thinking in regard to effective therapy.
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3.00 Credits
This course will describe and critically evaluate various systems for the diagnosis, formulation and assessment of psychopathology in psychiatry and clinical psychology. The course will provide an overview of various conceptions of psychopathology, mental illness, harmful internal dysfunction, deviance and social oppression, describe historical perspectives on psychopathology, and examine quantitative and qualitative research methods for the study of psychopathology. The course will also examine theoretical perspectives on psychopathology, including biological, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, multicultural and social justice, consumer and service-user, and systems perspectives. The course will also examine and evaluate various diagnostics nosology's, including the DSM, ICD, Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM), Research Domain Criteria ( RDoC) , and Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology ( HiTOP). This course is designed primarily for majors in psychology. Non-majors and minors in psych may only take this course with permission, though PSYC 204 is recommended instead. Pre: PSYC 151, PSYC 303 or permissions. Course Objectives (1) Students will describe and critically evaluate systems of diagnosis, formulation and assessment of psychopathology. 2)Students will describe various conceptions of psychopathology, mental illness, harmful internal dysfunction, deviance, and social oppression. 3) Students will outline important developments in the conceptioon of psychopathology across history and cultures. 4) Students will examine quantitative and qualitative research methods of the study of psychopathology. 5) Students will describe and critically evaluate theoretical perspectives on psychopathology. 6) Students will explain and evaluate various diagnostic nosologies.
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3.00 Credits
The dynamics of human development from the fifth through the fourteenth year. Emphasis on personality. Course Objectives (1) Define the term middle childhood and reflect on the characteristics and qualities that differentiate it from other stages of development. (2) Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of middle childhood through different theoretical lenses (3) Demonstrate an understanding of the current research on the following aspects of development during the middle childhood years: physical, social, emotional, language, personality, gender, cognitive
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce critical, existential social psychology and social constructionism. The unique person has been lost in experimental social psychology; and so, we will examine how human beings come to be who they are before enter-ing into mainstream social psychology's investigations. The course will consider the social construction of identity as well as the discursive construction of subjectivity, which make up , in part, the self. Students will understand the interrelat-edness of the social (outer) and psychological ( inner)with varying systems of power and knowledge at work in society. A positive affirmation of unique and personal agency and empowerment will be put forth as well as an optimistic advance-ment of socio-cultural therapeutics (therapy for the culture, not the individual). This course is designed for majors in psych, though the course may be taken by non-majors and minors in psych by permission. It is recommended that non-majors take PSYC 213 instead. Prereq: PSYC 151. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Correctly identify the major existential social psychological perspectives offered in class. Student will correctly recall course terminology and use it appropriately. (2) Grasp social constructionism, subjugation, types of identity, the existential crisis as well as the methods of interpretation of social situations as depicted in films watched in class. (3) Demonstrate cogent, clear, scholarly, and reflective writing on analysis of films. (4) Correctly distinguish between existential and essential social issues. (5) Interpret films and lyric analysis using ones' own words, course terminology, and theories of subjugation, existential crisis, and social constructionism. (6) Recognize ethical, and responsible relations with others and offer critical thinking in regard to psychological perspectives and their philosophical foundation.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the principles of measurement, which are reliability, validity, objectivity and interpretation. Development and evaluation of psychological tests of ability, aptitude, personality traits, attitudes and interests. Course Objectives (1) Correctly identify major perspectives regarding psychological tests and measurements, such as: the history, nature and use of psychological tests, measurement foundations of tests (e.g., norms, reliability, validity, item analysis), critical understanding of ability and personality tests, and major contexts of test use, as well as social and ethical concerns. (2) Grasp theoretical concepts as related to the construction and application of psychological tests. (3) Demonstrate skill development through testing exercises and projects, as follows: selection of appropriate test, standardization, validation and research, administration and interpretation. (4) Correctly distinguish between psychological tests and the theories that support them. (5) Recognize ethical, and responsible relations with others concerning the construction and application of psychological tests and measurements.
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3.00 Credits
The origins of existentialism and the phenomenological method. The existential perspective of the implications of theory and methodology for a human science. Emphasis on the significance of existential phenomenology for research. Course Objectives (1) Demonstrate an ability to describe and perform the phenomenological method. (2) Identify the major themes of the existential approaches to philosophy and psychology. (3) Identify the major figures in existential and phenomenological philosophy and psychology. (4) Identify and describe how phenomenological and existential psychology can be applied to one or more fields in psychology.
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3.00 Credits
The physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of the adolescent with emphasis on beliefs, feelings, thoughts and overt behavior. Course Objectives (1) Critically analyze major theories, research and practices in psychology as it pertains to adolescents (2) Evaluate personal beliefs and practices about adolescents (3) Identify cross-cultural research regarding adolescents (4) Differentiate developmental phases of adolescence
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3.00 Credits
This course will seek to discover and interpret our psycho-social lives within the content of music and lyrics. Each work analyzed will feature a different psychological issue and perspective by which the music/lyric will be analyzed. Students will learn to apply psychological theory for the interpretation of musical expression. Course Objectives (1) Students will correctly identify the psychological perspectives analyzed within music/lyrics. (2) Students will correctly recall course terminology and use it appropriately. (3) Students will demonstrate cogent, clear, scholarly and reflective writing on analysis of music/lyrics. (4) Students will relate course content, music/lyric to various theoretical constructs offered in class.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the structure, capabilities and evolution of consciousness. Study of recent research on consciousness of space and time, abnormal and dream states and the construction of "standard" and "alternate" realities. Course Objectives (1) Correctly identify the major perspectives on consciousness offered in class. Student will correctly recall course terminology and use it appropriately. Assessment: Multiple Choice Exam (2) Grasp concepts in consciousness studies such as intentionality, Cartesian, phenomenal, access, synchronicity, collective un-consciousness etc. Assessment: Journal/film reflection (3) Demonstrate cogent, clear, and reflective writing on analysis of films, articles and lectures. Assessment: journal (4) Correctly distinguish between philosophical, psychological, and neurological explanations of consciousness Assessment: MC exam (5) Interpret films using ones' own words, course terminology and theories on consciousness. Assessment: journal/film reflection (6) Recognize the role of consciousness in psychological life and demonstrate openness to multiple perspectives about consciousness. Assessment: journal
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