This course will introduce the student to an integrated understanding of psychological well-being and behavioral disorders. The student will achieve an appreciation of the complex factors that cause behavioral disorders, including biological, psychological, and environmental influences. Specific behavioral disturbances that are likely to appear during adolescence and adulthood will be described and examined. You must bring your CD to the lab classes. CD players are available in the Korman center if you do not have one for home study.
Attendance is required.
To do well there is no substitute for reading the assigned chapters, attending class, participation in lab, and completing all assignments. All the following laboratory assignments come from the Chute and Bliss book. John Hinckley Jr. The lecture and laboratory components are highly integrated. You will not do well unless you attend all classes and complete all projects.