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PSY 201
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Introduction to Text Topics
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Brain and Central Nervous System
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Senses
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Perception
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Consciousness
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Early Development
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Later Development
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Motivation and Emotion
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Statistics
PSY 202
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Learning Theories
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Memory
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Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Health Psychology
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Personality
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Abnormal Behavior
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Therapy
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Social Psychology
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology
PSY 215 Abnormal Psychology
Course Contents, As Taught by Dr. Mather
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Historical-Theoretical Perspectives
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Research Methods and Diagnoses
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Disorders of Emotion, Behavior, Cognition, and Development
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Special Emphases on:
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Serial Killers
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Multiple Murderers
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"The Mask of Sanity" (Psychopaths)
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Detection and Recognition of Personality Disorder; Signs and Symptoms
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Avoidance Procedures When the Latter Have Entered Your Life Space
Brief Description of the Course
The second half of the semester's contents begins with the "Specific
Emphases"
listed above. By the time you reach age 18, you will have already
experienced
one or more encounters with some of the ten personality disorders
presented
in our text. One objective of this course is to help remove the
"nightmare"
of these experiences from continuing or from recurring in your life.
Half
of the course will involve "Monday Morning Quarterbacking" in an effort
to determine avoidance procedures best suited for your situation. This
half of the course is NOT therapy. It IS cognitive-behavioral analysis
applied to your lifestyle.
Grading---Specific to this Course
Fifty percent of your grade is earned by way of in-class
events---participation
in exercises directly connected to attendance. Points not earned and/or
caused by absences are earned through "make-up" testing on a fifty item
multiple choice test (final exam). Anyone receiving a course grade
found
to be unsatisfactory will be allowed to RE-TAKE the final exam
(different
form of such). Re-takes can be accommodated.
Differences Between Summer and Regular Sessions
The summer session will be 6 weeks, meeting 3.5 hours twice per week.
Fall
and spring sessions (day courses) will be 75 minutes twice per week.
Fall
and spring sessions (night courses) will be 3 hours once per week.
Dr Mather's Experiential Background Specific to this Course
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One year clinical training at a mental hospital---Central State Hospital
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One year's work experience at a mental hospital-- Central State and
Spencer
State (West Virginia)
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Expert witness for the Commonwealth of Virginia in an Arlington County
multiple murder case
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Licensed by Board of Psychology, Washington DC #789000146
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Member of APA, VPA, DCPA, and AAUP
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Diplomate in the American College of Forensic Examiners, #17695 with a
specialization in Medical Psychology.
Text Required for this Course
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Text required for this Course: Abnormal Psychology, 8th Edition by
Alloy,
et. al
PSY 255 Aspects of Criminal Behavior
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Psychologists and the Legal System
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Theories of Crime
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Forensic Assessment in Criminal Cases: competence and insanity
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Forensic Assessemtn in Civil Cases
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Punishment and Sentencing
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Psychology of Victims
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Biological Roots of Crime
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Sociological and Environmental Roots of Crime
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Development of Criminal Behavior from Early Childhood to
Adolescence
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Criminal Profiling as an Investigative Tool
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Student Reports for +10 Points of Credit
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