1/4/2025 4:49:34 PM	PSYCH 56 Course Outline as of Summer 1987	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PSYCH 56	Title:  DEATH & DYING
Full Title:  Death & Dying
Last Reviewed:12/9/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  PSYCH 6

Catalog Description:

In-depth analysis of traditional and contemporary psychological perspectives on death and dying. Emphasis on theories and studies of the dying process, social factors affecting death and dying and patterns of adaptive and maladaptive bereavement.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In-depth analysis of traditional & contemporary psychological perspectives on death & dying.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	E	Lifelong Learning and Self Development		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2025	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and

demonstrate basic knowledgeability in the following areas.  They will

also be expected to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate their

knowledge and comprehension of the areas.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Stages of Living and Dying

 2.  Spiritual Perspectives

 3.  Suicide

 4.  Patterns of Dying

 5.  Hospice

 6.  Mortuary Visit

 7.  Facing Terminal Illness

 8.  Dreams of Death

 9.  Infant Loss

 10. Cultural Perspectives

 11. Grief and Loss

 12. Aids

 13. Ethics and Personal Choices

Assignments:

Homework will also be required in the form of reading, writing,

and assignments outside of class. Approximately 2 hours of homework

for each hour of lecture.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 75 - 90%
Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  DeSpelder and Strickland

   THE LAST DANCE: ENCOUNTERING DEATH AND DYING.

 Schiff

   THE BEREAVED PARENT.

 LeShan

   LEARNING TO SAY GOODBYE: WHEN A PARENT DIES.

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