|
Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/28/95 |
|||
|
PSY277
1999 Fall – 2006 Summer II |
LEC
|
3
Credit(s) |
3
Period(s) |
|
Psychology
of Human Sexuality |
|||
|
Survey of psychological aspects of human sexual behavior.
Emphasis placed on the integration of the cognitive, emotional, and
behavioral factors in sexual functioning. Prerequisites: PSY101 with a grade of
"C" or better, or permission of instructor. Student must be 18
years or older. Course Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral
Sciences - [SB] |
|||
Go to Competencies Go to Outline
|
MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
|
|
|
|
|
PSY277 1999
Fall – 2006 Summer II |
Psychology of Human Sexuality |
|
1.
|
Identify significant researchers in human sexuality and
describe their findings. (I) |
|
2.
|
Describe attitudes toward sexuality from the early Greeks
and Romans through the Victorian age. (I) |
|
3.
|
Describe and compare the concepts of assigned gender and
gender identity. (II) |
|
4.
|
Describe and discuss issues related to sexual orientation.
(II) |
|
5.
|
Differentiate between typical and atypical sexual
behavior. (II) |
|
6.
|
Describe the various concepts of love and identify them
within relationships. (III) |
|
7.
|
Describe psychosexual development from infancy through old
age. (III) |
|
8.
|
Define sexual dysfunctions and sexual disorders, and
identify the various types of each. (IV) |
|
9.
|
Explain why conflict occurs in intimate relationships.
(IV) |
|
10.
|
Describe the psychological effects of pregnancy for the
expectant mother and family. (V) |
|
11.
|
Describe the adjustment process for the mother and father
after childbirth. (V) |
|
12.
|
Explain the importance of sexual health in integrating the
somatic, emotional, intellectual, and social aspects of the sexual being.
(VI) |
|
13.
|
Describe the impact of contracting a sexually transmitted
disease. (VI) |
Go to Description Go to top of
Competencies
|
MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
||
|
|
||
|
PSY277 1999
Fall – 2006 Summer II |
Psychology of Human Sexuality |
|
|
||
|
I. Psychological
Perspectives A. Studying Human Sexuality
B. History of Sexuality C. Sexuality in
Contemporary America II. Body and Mind A. Making of Gender 1. Sexual Structure 2. Physiology and Identity B. Sexual Desire and
Response C. Sexual Behaviors 1. Typical 2. Atypical III. Developing the Sexual
Self A. Love, Sex, and Attraction
B. Psychosexual Development
1. Infancy through
Adolescence 2. Young Adult to Old Age C. Gay and Lesbian
Relationships IV. Problem Solving A. Sexual Dysfunction B. Sex and Communications V. Reproduction A. Emotional Responses to
Conception B. Psychological Effects of
Pregnancy C. After Birth: Making
Adjustments VI. Health Issues A. Sexual Health and
Well-Being B. Sexually Transmitted
Diseases |
|
|