PSYC 2315 - Psychology of Adjustment

3 Credits (3 hrs. lec.) An examination of psychological issues common to everyday life. Topics include issues of personal growth and development, relationship factors, stress and behavioral control, and behavioral change. (4201015625) Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; PSYC 2301
Course Outcomes
1 - Identify the types of psychological research relevant to the problems of adjustment in the real world.
2 - Critically analyze research through application of scientific methodology.
3 - Identify the various psychological paradigms and theories to increase awareness of the social and personal “self.”
4 - Distinguish the difference between tolerance of the behaviors of others and the lack of tolerance of the behaviors of others.
5 - Explore how effective adjustments require “taking charge” of one’s own life.
6 - Identify the practical and concrete ways to promote effective (active) coping strategies.
7 - Identify ways in which humans create realities that deviate from acceptable mainstream behaviors.