Appendix F - Saybrook University
Appendix F - Saybrook University
Appendix F - Saybrook University
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HTP 3510 (OL) Transpersonal Psychology and Psychotherapy<br />
Transpersonal psychology investigates human experiences that<br />
transcend the ordinary, particularly spiritual experiences and<br />
altered states of consciousness. This course reviews the Western<br />
roots of transpersonal psychology in the works of William James,<br />
Carl Jung and Abraham Maslow. It also examines the relationship<br />
of transpersonal psychology to spiritual traditions, including<br />
shamanism, Buddhism, and Hinduism, as well as mythology and<br />
Aikido. Transpersonal clinical approaches in therapy and<br />
research methods are also addressed. 3.0 credits.<br />
HTP 4080<br />
HTP 4515<br />
HTP 6150<br />
Continuity and Change in Later Life:<br />
The Psychology of Older Adults<br />
This course reviews a broad range of topics relating to behavioral,<br />
emotional, cognitive, and social aspects of older adulthood.<br />
Students examine the major theoretical and methodological traditions<br />
in the psychology and neuropsychology of aging and their<br />
application to topics in two general areas: (1) growth and development<br />
in mid and late life and (2) age-related changes in neurological<br />
and psychological function. Specific areas of study<br />
include generativity in the middle years, reintegration in late life,<br />
wisdom and creativity, gender and aging, the aging nervous system,<br />
age-related changes in memory, intellectual development in<br />
older adults, motivation and emotion over the life course, and<br />
aging and mental health. 3.0 credits.<br />
Psychotherapy & the Arts<br />
This three-credit course is a foundation course for the<br />
Psychotherapy and the Arts focus at <strong>Saybrook</strong>, which is in the<br />
area of Humanistic and Transpersonal Clinical Inquiry. It is<br />
intended to give the student an overview of theory, application<br />
and research in the area of psychotherapy and the arts.<br />
3.0 credits.<br />
Rollo May and the Existential Tradition<br />
Rollo May, one of the great psychologists of our era, died on<br />
October 22, 1994. May was a seminal figure at <strong>Saybrook</strong>, and in<br />
the humanistic psychology movement. This course introduces<br />
students to three basic areas of May's thought: (a) his literary<br />
and philosophical concerns; (b) his critiques of psychological<br />
theories; and (c) his approach to psychotherapy. This is an intro-<br />
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