PSYC 2315 - Psychology of Adjustment

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3
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. CIP Code: (4201015625)
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing; PSYC 2301
Student Learning 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.