Consideration will be given to selected application of psychology for life and ministry. Topics include descriptions of sample data, theoretical frequency distributions, sampling, testing hypotheses, chi square, correlation, and regression. An introduction to the classification, description, and interpretation of behavior identified as abnormal. Emphasis given to the social variables and environmental conditions related to the acquisition and persistence of such behavior.
Students experience assertive behavior in small groups through role playing.
Students will use a wide variety of counseling skills and will master practical strategies. As an integral part of the counseling process, students will also interact with other class members to experience such concepts as responding with understanding, concreteness, genuiness, immediacy in communication, unconditional positive regard, defenses, motivation and confrontation. A study of the learner, the learning process and the varied factors which influence learning.