Introduction to Psychology. Emphasis on the study of human behavior and the ability of the individual to make adjustments to his environment. Psychology of Personal Adjustment. Factors determining the development of personality, principles of mental health, and problems involved in the dynamics of human adjustment. An application of psychological principles to the criminal justice system.
Major emphasis is on problems involved in human relations.
Designed to help the individual to understand and adjust to group thought and action. Attention is given to recent psychological and sociological research in human relations. An introduction to the study of human information processing. Topics include attention, thinking, pattern recognition, short and long-term memory, semantic memory, mental imagery, problem solving, creativity, and language acquisition. Mental disorder, changing conceptions of normality, the more common forms of mental disorders, their psychological interpretation, principles of effective mental hygiene, and contemporary approaches to psychotherapy.