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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 4-25-1995 |
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PSY245
1995 Fall – 1996 Summer II |
LEC 3.0
Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) Load 3.0 Acad |
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Psychology
of Adult Development |
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Deals with adults in general as well as adults at three
life stages: early, middle, and later adulthood. Characteristics, life
styles, activities, and problems of adults as well as current theories and
research. Prerequisites: PSY101 with a grade of
"C" or better, or permission of Instructor. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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PSY245 1995
Fall – 1996 Summer II |
Psychology of Adult Development |
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Compare and contrast the major theories of the life cycle.
(I) |
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Identify characteristics of effective research design in
psychological studies of adulthood. (I) |
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Describe normative history- and age-graded and nonnormative events. (I) |
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Describe the psychosocial dynamics of development. (II) |
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List and explain the major tasks of young adulthood. (III)
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Describe the alternative life styles of young adults and
list advantages and disadvantages of each life style. (III) |
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Describe both the physical and psychological changes
during middle-adulthood. (IV) |
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Identify the characteristics and tasks of
middle-adulthood. (IV) |
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Explain the dynamics of important relationships in middle
adulthood. (IV) |
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Describe the characteristics of late adulthood. (V) |
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Describe the changing life styles of late adulthood. (V) |
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Identify the problems and challenges in the later years
and list possible solutions. (V) |
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Describe the physical and psychosocial changes occurring
in late adulthood. (V) |
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Identify ways to handle the process of death and grief.
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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PSY245 1995
Fall – 1996 Summer II |
Psychology of Adult Development |
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I. Introduction A. Basic concepts 1. Definitions of an
"adult" 2. The aging process 3. Foundations for adult
life a. Biological b. Geographical c. Socialization 4. Normative age-graded and
history graded and nonnormative events B. Theories and models 1. Psychoanalytic theories 2. Normative crisis model 3. Timing-of-events model 4. Cognitive development
theories C. Research methodology 1. Cross-sectional and
longitudinal designs 2. Life histories 3. Other techniques II. Psychosocial processes
of development A. Personality theories B. Personality 1. Continuity 2. Changes C. Social aspects of the
aging process D. Adult socialization and
satisfaction III. Young adulthood A. Transition to adulthood B. Tasks and challenges of
young adulthood C. Lifestyles of young
adulthood IV. Middle-adulthood A. Transitions in the life
cycle B. Characteristics of
middle-adulthood C. Physical and mental
health D. Relationships E. Work and leisure V. Late adulthood A. Characteristics of late
adulthood B. Life styles in later
years C. Problems and challenges
in later years D. Physical and
psychological changes E. Approaches to successful
aging F. Dying and bereavement |