PSY 202Z Introduction to Psychology 2

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Introduction to the science and application of psychology. Emphasis will be placed on psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Personality, Social Psychology, Health and Well-Being, Motivation and Emotion, Disorders, Therapies, Lifespan Development, and related topics.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or higher; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify psychological, social, cultural, and biological factors that influence behavior and mental processes.
Apply key theories and concepts in psychology.
Evaluate claims about psychological phenomena and human behavior through the use of empirical evidence.
Demonstrate knowledge about the ways psychological science and practices are contextualized by ethical standards and sociocultural factors.

Statewide General Education Outcomes

Apply analytical skills to social phenomena to understand human behavior.
Apply knowledge of experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.

Cultural Literacy Outcomes

Identify and analyze complex practices, values, and beliefs and the culturally and historically defined meanings of difference.

Content Outline

Motivation
- Motivational Concepts
- Hunger
- Sexual motivation
- Need to belong
- Motivation and work
Emotion, Stress, and Health
- Biological, behavioral, and cognitive components of emotion
- Emotional expression
- Emotional and personality
- Theories of emotion
- Stress and health
- Coping with stress
Personality
- Psychoanalytic perspective
- Humanistic perspective
- Trait perspective
- Social-cognitive perspective
Psychological Disorders
- Perspective on abnormal psychology
- Assessment and classification
- Major categories of psychological disorders
Psychological Therapies
- Historical background
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Client centered therapy
- Group therapy
- Behavior therapy
- Biomedical therapies
- Prevention of psychological disorders
- Evaluation of treatment
Social Psychology
- Social thinking and attitudes
  - Attributions of behavior to persons versus situations
- Social influence
  - Conformity and obedience
  - Group influence
  - Power of individuals
- Social relations
  - Prejudice
- Group structure and leadership
- Ethics of social experimentation
Genes, Environment, and Behavior
- Human heredity
- Nature-nurture issue
- Genetic manipulation and control
Development over the Lifespan
- Prenatal development
- Infancy and childhood
- Adolescence and adulthood
- Death and dying