Steps for recognizing substance abuse in children and adolescents is reviewed as well as strategies for positively confronting abuse and obtaining treatment. Emphasis is placed on the impact of cultural forces and interpersonal factors in the development of sexual identity. Topics such as personnel selection, organizational design, performance assessment, job satisfaction and leadership will be covered. This course is a survey of the major theoretical viewpoints concerning the development and maintenance of personality. Psychoanalytic, trait, behavioristic, and humanistic theories are covered.
Emphasis is placed on current research on personality factors.
Emphasis is placed on understanding psychopathology from the psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic viewpoints. This course is for students who are within one semester of graduation and is designed to assist students in the transition from the community college experience to a four year educational institution or to placement in the work force. Students will think critically about the value of their education and assess its benefits. This course involves an investigation of the theory and research involved in the study of the psychology of aging. Particular attention is focused on role and identity changes, personality changes, intelligence, sexuality, the psycho-social aspects of retirement, and death and dying.