PSY 317 Social Psychology (SS) *

This course explores historical and current models of psychological abnormality, emphasizing the latest diagnostic manual. It provides a comprehensive overview of abnormal behavior, considering socio-cultural and historical influences. Topics include anxiety, mood, trauma, somatic and dissociative disorders, depression, bipolar disorders, eating disorders, psychosis, personality, and culture-bound syndromes. Serving as an introduction to abnormal psychology, the course is applicable to personality theories and serves as a foundation for subsequent counseling and psychology coursework. The content spans theoretical and research-based perspectives, addressing the nature, extent, prevention, and intervention of abnormal behavior.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

PSY 201, PSY 202, PSY 209, and PSY 240

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. 1. Examine the historical evolution of social psychology and its concepts and theories, considering societal influences, conceptual shifts, and the contemporary implications for the field.
3. 2. Describe social psychology's approach to understanding social influences and behavior.
4. 3. Apply social psychological principles to social situations and the analysis of human behavior either in their own lives or to current events.
5. 4. Apply social justice principles and advocacy in diverse social and cultural contexts with the aim of decreasing stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and aggression.