PSYC 204 Adolescent Psychology
This course focuses on the changes in human behavior that occur during adolescence and some of the problems associated with these changes. Issues addressed include transitions in ways of thinking, bodily changes, and ambiguities in the expectation of society. The age range covered is from age 11 to the mid-20s. (May be taken as a directed study under supervision of appropriate faculty members.)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Comprehend the physical, cognitive, moral, sexual, and social development of adolescents.
- Understand the influence of family, peer, schools, and cultural milieu upon the adolescents and to begin to comprehend how the adolescent’s own emerging world and abilities interact dynamically with the outside world.
- Understand the biological and psychological complexities and challenges involved in the transitions from childhood to early adolescence and from late adolescence to adulthood.
- Apply our understanding of adolescent development in treatment and promotion of optimal growth.
- Understand the normative and pathological threats to healthy adolescent development.