Psychology
PSY 121S Introduction to
Psychology
Introduction to the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes with an emphasis on
personality, learning and memory, human sexuality, lifespan
development, sensation and perception, health psychology,
abnormal behavior and interventions, social psychology,
stress, motivation, and states of consciousness. Syllabus |
PSY 126S Psychology for Personal
Effectiveness
Study of
psychological principles applied to problem solving, decision
making, conflict resolution, values clarification, and
personal growth. This course is experiential in nature. Syllabus |
PSY 221S Abnormal Psychology
A survey of the
field of abnormal psychology. Focus is on anxiety disorders,
mood disorders, eating disorders, substance-related disorders,
schizophrenia, physical disorders and health psychology,
sexual abnormality and dysfunction, psychotherapies, and
assessment and diagnosis incorporating the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
(DSM-IV). Syllabus |
PSY 225S Child Psychology
Introduction to
the physical and psychological growth of the child. Focus is
on physical, cognitive, and personality development from
infancy through adolescence. Syllabus |
PSY 227S Life Span Developmental
Psychology
Major theories and concepts of psychological development
over the life span will be discussed. Physical development
will be studied with emphasis on intellectual and social
development. Prerequisite: PSY 121S.
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PSY 228S Human Sexuality
Introduction to
human sexuality emphasizing sexuality as a natural function.
Forms of sexual expression and life style, and values
clarification as it relates to sexuality, will be studied. Syllabus |
PSY 299S Selected Topics in
Psychology
An in-depth
study of a particular selected topic in Psychology. |
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