The focus is on changes in self concept from one developmental stage to the next, for example, from adolescence to adulthood. The emphasis is on explanation rather than description. This course involves the study of mild to serious behavioral, psychological, and psychiatric disorders. The causes of these problems are approached from a developmental viewpoint with a focus on treatments including various psychotherapies, behavior modification, and the range of psychiatric medication. Offered Fall and Spring.
Emphasis is placed on an in-depth understanding of the assumptions underlying each theory.
Offered Fall and Spring. This course focuses on the study of sexual differences in human behavior through an examination of the empirical evidence supportive of both biological and cultural explanations for their development. Behavioral observations of sex differences are made at various developmental stages. It also includes a survey of how genes, sex hormones, developmental history, and current cultural and interpersonal environments contribute to sex differences. Behavioral observations of sex differences are made at various developmental stages.