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. This course studies the nature, structure, and development of personality. Topics include human growth, individual differences, motivation, transfer of learning, habit formation, and personal adjustment. This course studies human behavior from puberty to early adulthood.
Emphasis is placed on various theoretical approaches to understanding adolescence.
Emphasis is placed upon physical, social, intellectual, and personality development during childhood. This course examines issues of gender in human development, psychopathology, family structure, and social structure. The construction and maintenance of gender is explored from varied theoretical perspectives, including psychoanalytic, ecological, behavioral, and object relations theory. This course is the study of the development of the individual from prenatal life through adulthood including biological, mental, emotional, and social patterns of growth. Emphasis is placed upon the intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that enhance psychological well-being.