PSY 203 General Psychology

The topics in this course (part of a 3 course offering) include: personality, social psychology; stress and coping; psychological disorders and their treatment.

Credits

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify major frameworks to describe personality
2. Recognize how behavior and thinking are influenced by social cognition and social/group influences. Recognize the causes of prosocial behavior and aggression
3. Recognize a variety of stressors, how they contribute to the physiological stress response and influence physical and psychological health. To identify how stress management contributes to physical and psychological health
4. Recognize the processes and criteria involved in identifying psychological disorders. Identify how psychological disorders can be addressed through various therapeutic approaches