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machine interactions and effective
styles of leadership.
Prerequisite: SB 120 Introduction to
Psychology or SB 130 Introduction to
Sociology
SB 323
Abnormal Psychology
3 credits (AS)
This course is an introduction to the
issues and problems associated with
defining, understanding, and relating to
maladaptive behavior. The major
schools of thought and systems of
classifying abnormal behavior are
presented and discussed. Questions
relating to diagnosis, treatment and
research are raised and societal issues
concerning maladaptive behavior are
examined. (Offered fall term)
Prerequisite: SB 120 Introduction to
Psychology
SB 324
Childhood Disorders
3 credits (AS)
This course considers basic issues in
the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment
of common behavioral disorders and
developmental deviation. Topics
included are antisocial behavior,
hyperactivity, autism, mental
retardation, and specific learning
disabilities. Students examine possible
short-term and long-term
consequences of these disorders for
both the child and his or her family.
Prerequisites: SB 120 Introduction to
Psychology and SB 121 Child Psychology or
SB 122 Adolescent Psychology
SB 325
Educational Psychology
3 credits (AS)
This course is a study of psychological
principles and research as applied to
classroom organization, teaching,
learning and the various psychological
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tests used in the school setting.
Prerequisite: SB 120 Introduction to
Psychology
SB 326
Personality Theories
3 credits (AS)
This course provides an overview of
the nature of personality theory as well
as comprehensive summaries of
specific theories of personality. Works
of Freud, Adler, Jung, Horney, Sullivan,
Fromm, and others are considered.
Students examine theories concerning
the nature and development of human
personality and the factors producing
integration or disorientation. The
course also examines personality
dynamics in relationship to stress,
frustration, and conflict. (Offered
spring term)
Prerequisite: SB 120 Introduction to
Psychology
SB 327
Brain and Behavior
3 credits (AS)
The known universe‘s most amazing
organ, the brain, is explored in this
course; specifically, its role in lowerlevel
functions to sustain basic drives
and upper-level functions to enable
thinking, speaking, and perceiving is
considered. (Offered spring term)
Prerequisite: SB 120 Introduction to
Psychology
SB 329
Women and Culture
3 credits (AS)
This course will look at crucial aspects
of the role of women in selected global
societies, including the United States.
Using an interdisciplinary approach,
changes in social roles and expectations
of women in more traditional societies
are compared with women in newly
and advanced industrialized countries.