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Sep 07, 2024
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PSY 101CW - Psychology of AdjustmentCredits: 3 Instructional Contact Hours: 3
Introduces the psychological principles and processes that can be applied to live a successful and fulfilling life. Explores social interaction, stress and health, psychological disorders and treatment, intimate relationships, gender and sexuality, and careers. Intended to only be taken in a learning community combination. Credit may be earned in PSY 101W or PSY 101CW but not both.
Prerequisite(s): None Corequisite(s): None Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0 Meets MTA Requirement: Social Science Pass/NoCredit: Yes
Outcomes and Objectives
- Analyze the influences of social interaction on behavior of the individual.
- Explain the elements of persuasion and obedience.
- Describe the principles of group process, such as conformity.
- Apply the principles of social interaction to personal and work situations.
- Evaluate the relationships among stress, physical health and mental health.
- Identify some of the sources of stress.
- Describe the physical impact of stress.
- Examine ways to prevent or reduce the effects of stress in people's lives.
- Differentiate between various psychological disorders and treatments.
- Identify the main symptoms of the major psychological disorders.
- Compare several methods of treatment for psychological disorders.
- Examine interpersonal attraction and intimate relationships.
- Discuss the common factors in attraction.
- Examine the onset, development, continuation, and termination of intimate relationships.
- Understand the factors (such as communication) that contribute to successful relationships.
- Examine the current career options.
- Explore vocational choice and development.
- Consider ways to find and obtain a job.
- Apply principles of adjustment to the work place.
- Perform writing tasks to promote learning of concepts.
- Document attainment of skills learned.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the subject.
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