12/27/2024 8:08:04 AM	PSYCH 53 Course Outline as of Spring 2008	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PSYCH 53	Title:  GROWTH/COMMUNICATN
Full Title:  Growth & Communications
Last Reviewed:12/6/1994

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		17.5 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 33

Catalog Description:

Principles of mental hygiene and personality development. Emphasis upon emotions, reactions to frustration, measurement of personality, individual and group differences.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A theoretical study of personality development with a special emphasis on growth & communication.  

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
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	Spring 2008
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981	Fall 1993
	4I	Psychology
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		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:

AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

1.  Describe the experimental method and discuss the scientific approach

   to behavior.

2.  Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the psychodynamic,

   behavioral, humanistic, and biological personality theories.

3.  List the major types of stress and discuss the factors influencing

   our tolerance of stress.

4.  Discuss three common coping patterns and explain the strengths and

   weaknesses of each pattern.

5.  Describe three key components in the communication process, discuss

   the significance of nonverbal messages, and explain why self-

   disclosure is sometimes inappropriate.

6.  Explain the nature of groups and how groups affect individual

   attitudes and behavior.

7.  Discuss three factors that influence interpersonal attraction.

8.  Explain at least one theory of childhood development.

9.  Describe the four phases of the human sexual response cycle, list

   the various types of STDs, and describe how each STD is transmitted.

10. Discuss the anxiety disorders, the somatoform disorders, the

   dissociative disorders, the mood disorders, and the personality

   disorders.

11. Discuss the insight, behavior, and biomedical therapies and describe

   the techniques used by therapists in these various schools.  

Topics and Scope

 1.   The Self.

2.   Personality.

3.   Learning.

4.   Motivation and Emotion.

5.   Anxiety and Stress.

6.   Conflict, Anger, and Aggression.

7.   Psychotherapy.

8.   Attitudes and Values.

9.   Communication.

10.  The Individual and the Group.

11.  Love and Friendship.

12.  Sex.

13.  Marriage and Family.

14.  Work and Leisure.

15.  Life Cycles.  

Assignments:

  Reading and writing assignments, and other homework will be

 assigned: approximately 2 hours of homework for each hour of

 class meeting.  

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 10 - 25%
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 75 - 90%
Multiple choice
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Bruno, Frank J.

   1983, ADJUSTMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH. Seven Pathways. Wiley.

 Adler, Ronald B. and Neil Towne

   1987, LOOKING OUT/LOOKING IN. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

 Hamachek, Don E.

   1987, ENCOUNTERS WITH THE SELF. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.  

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