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PSY 447 - Psychology of Adolescence


Description:
Physiological, cognitive, and social aspects of maturation; problems of vocational choice and of increasing autonomy.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PSY 101.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Understand adolescent development, relationships, and culture in a social/ethnic context along with the revolutionary changes in society and how they affect the lives of adolescents.
  • Understand and articulate the sexual, physical, intellectual and body image changes that adolescents undergo.
  • Understand and critically discuss the changes that adolescent’s undergo concerning self-concept, identity, ethnicity, and gender.
  • Understand and critically evaluate the social development of adolescents including adolescent society, culture, relationships, morality, values, beliefs, and behavior.
  • Articulate and evaluate the changing world of adolescents and their families.
  • Recognize and evaluate the educational and vocational developments and choices that are available to adolescents today.
  • Evaluate and articulate the psychosocial problems of adolescents including alienation, substance abuse, addiction, and dependency.
  • Develop an appreciation for the varied and extensive sources of information/research that encompass topics that adolescent psychologists explore.
  • Understand and assess the various techniques and tools that are available to adolescent psychologists within each the venues that they may be working.
  • Learn about and critically evaluate the development of moral judgment character, values, beliefs, and behavior of adolescents.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
5/18/2006

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