Prerequisite: ICSS 112 The historical development of psychology, philosophical perspectives, the social and political implications of psychological perspectives. ICSP 251 Introduction to Developmental Psychology I
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
An introduction to the life-span perspective of individual human development from conception through infancy and childhood to pre-adolescence; the processes of physical, cognitive, and psychological growth, including language and social development; child abuse and childhood psychopathology. ICSP 252 Introduction to Developmental Psychology II
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
Continuation of ICSS 221. An introduction to the life-span perspective of individual human development from adolescence through adulthood to old age; the processes of physical, cognitive, and psychological growth and change, including sexuality, adult relationships, social development, and issues related to aging. ICSP 253 Introduction to Social Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
Social cognition and social perception; attribution; attitudes, socialization, self-esteem and the self-concept; social behavior; interpersonal attraction; conformity and obedience; aggression; altruism; group processes; collective decision making; leadership. ICSP 254 Theories of Personality
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
Diverse views of human nature, the analysis of personality, basic qualities and dispositions, characteristic ways of behaving, theoretical approaches to human personality, Trait theory, the determinants of behavior, psychodynamic and cognitive approaches. ICSP 255 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
The definition, assessment, and classification of abnormal behavior; historical approaches to the understanding and treatment of abnormal behavior; psychotherapies and biological treatments. ICSP 256 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
Work-related attitudes, social influences at work; job satisfaction; work groups; matching workers with jobs. ICSP 257 Educational Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
An introduction to the study of human learning in the educational context; motivation, learning mechanisms, knowledge and intelligence, measurement and evaluation, teaching processes. ICSP 258 Cross-Cultural Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
The role of culture in the study of behavior; psychosocial development, social behavior, personality and cognition in cross-cultural perspectives; theoretical and methodological issues. ICSP 350 Evolutionary Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
An introduction to evolutionary psychology; behavioral strategies as a means of evolutionary survival; sex and reproduction; child rearing; conflict and aggression; cooperation; status, prestige and social dominance. ICSP 351 Introduction to the Freudian and Psychodynamic Traditions
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
The work of Sigmund Freud and his successors; Freud’s theories, criticisms; Jung, Adler, later neo-Freudians. ICSP 352 Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
The psychological and anthropological understanding of prosocial and antisocial behavior, altruism and helping, aggression and violence; theoretical approaches and debates. ICSP 353 Clinical Psychology
Prerequisite: ICSP 255
The use of psychological assessment methods and psychotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of individuals with psychological problems; theoretical approaches and issues. ICSP 354 Psychological Testing
Prerequisites: ICSP 254, ICSP 255
The measurement of individual psychological differences and characteristics, and of intra-individual differences across time; the major principles of test construction; ethical and social implications of test use. ICSP 355 Drug Use and Behavior
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
The psychology of drug use and addiction; types of psychoactive drugs, their use and neurological impact. ICSP 356 Psychology of Emotion
Prerequisite: ICSS 112
The experience of emotion; biological, developmental social and cognitive aspects of emotion; specific emotions in psychological perspective: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, shame, guilt, disgust, love, empathy/sympathy. ICSP 357 Psychology of Motivation
Psychological energization and the direction of goal-oriented behavior; biological, social and cognitive aspects of motivation; specific motivational systems: hunger, thirst, sex, aggression.