PSYCHOLOGY 1150 - Adjustment                                    

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

ORIENTATION AND DEADLINE DATES

This is an information sheet only, not the course syllabus.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is a survey of the theories of personality as they relate to dealing effectively with the adjustive demands of everyday life.  The course includes coverage of the dynamics of stress and coping, interpersonal relationships including ethnic, racial and gender issues, and approaches to personal growth.  Not IAI approved for psychology major credit. 

3 Credit Hours 

 

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VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
Five videos

 

OTHER MEDIA
Study guide is also available online at http://psychology.wadsworth.com

 

ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Not required

 

EVALUATION/GRADING
Five film reports, five enrichment activities, and five exams.

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Number

Required Text

Videos

Study Guide

Activity

Exam Number

1. Personality

    Development

Chapters 1, 2, & 5

1. Adjusting to Modern Life

2. Theories of Personality

5. The Self

 

Select one to view:

Dead Poet’s Society

Boyz ‘n the Hood

Finding Nemo

Chapters 1, 2, 5

Film Paper and Personal Application

Exam 1

2. Stress and

    Coping

Chapters 3, 4, & 14

3. Stress and Its Effects

4. Coping Processes

14. Psychology and Physical Health

 

Select one to view:

Ordinary People

My Life

Crash (2005)

Chapters 3, 4, 14

Film Paper and Personal Application

Exam 2

3. Influences

    and Behavior

Chapters 6, 7, & 10

6. Social Thinking &

    Influence

7. Interpersonal

    Communication

10. Gender & Behavior

 

Select one to view:

Mississippi Masala

Boys on the Side

Steel Magnolias

Chapters 6, 7, 10

Film Paper and personal Application

Exam 3

4. Interpersonal

    Relationships

Chapters 8, 9, & 13

8. Friendships and Love

9. Marriage and Intimacy

13. Sexuality

 

Select one to view:

Parenthood (1990)

As Good As It Gets

Brokeback Mountain

Chapters 8, 9, 13

Film Paper and Personal Application

Exam 4

5. Mental  

    Disorders

Chapters 15 & 16

15. Psychological Disorders

16. Psychotherapy

 

 

Select one to view:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s

      Nest

Girl Interrupted

A Beautiful Mind

 

Chapters 15 & 16

Film Paper and Personal Application

Exam 5

10/13/2009