The psychological, social and physical aspects of aging. Special attention is given to continued vitality in old age, to problems peculiar to the elderly and to death and dying. Psychopathology An overview of the major psychological disorders. Topics include childhood disorders, organic disorders, substance use disorders, schizophrenic disorders, paranoid disorders, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosexual disorders, impulse control disorders and personality disorders. Endocrinology of Behavior Mechanisms of hormone action in animal and human behavior.
Emphasis is on the neuroendocrinology of steroid hormone involvement in reproductive behaviors.
This course would be of interest to psychology, biology, nursing, and sports administration majors. Educational Psychology Applications of psychological principles to learning and teaching in schools. Topics include the developmental characteristics of students, the nature of the learning process, the objectives of education, the major teaching methods and the evaluation of learning. Special attention is given to the application of psychological principoles to the teaching situation. Lecutre 3 hours, twenty hours of field experience.