Relationships of stress to disease and methods for coping with stress are presented. An examination of the role of behavior factors in health status with a strong focus on preventive health behaviors and the role of the psychologist in promotion of health-related behavioral changes. PSYC 101 Theories and research which delineate the psychological factors affecting the dying person as well as those persons close to one who is dying are discussed. Provides an overview of the psychological issues and research relevant to sexuality with an emphasis on gender roles. Social, psychological, and gender perspectives are used to examine a number of topics, including contemporary sexual attitudes, sexual response, sexual relationships, sexual dysfunction, sexual variations, sexual preference, and sexual violence.
Research pertaining to each topic is presented.
Students are encouraged to critically evaluate research and theory and to make connections between the material and their personal experience. May not be taken for credit by students who successfully completed PSYC 425 . A comprehensive overview of historical antecedents of contemporary psychology with emphasis on their implications for future developments in the field. A critical examination of the assumptions about women which are held by the discipline of psychology, considering both current research and individual experience. The psychological effects of socialization on sex role identity, achievement, interpersonal power, mental health, and critical incidents in female development are discussed in the context of relevant concepts from developmental and social psychology.